It has to do with germs...

On Monday, (March 25) Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, he repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss the ring on it.

The last time 85-year-old Sister Maria Concetta Esu met the Pope, she arrived in a canoe.

This is the hilarious moment Pope Francis repeatedly tries to prevent devotees from kissing his papal ring.

Nearly 200 church leaders gathered this weekend to address the abuse crisis.

Some 200 senior Church officials were convened by Pope Francis to confront what he has called the scourge of sexual abuse by the clergy.

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Pope Francis has summoned senior Catholic clergy to the Vatican to hold a summit on how to deal with the issue of sexual abuse

A little girl defied tight security to fulfil her dream on Tuesday (February 5), breaking through a police cordon to greet Pope Francis.

Pope Francis is heading back to the Vatican aboard 'Shepherd One', after historic visit to the UAE.

Pope Francis on Monday (February 4) was welcomed by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and the Vice-President of UAE and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, at Abu Dhabi's presidential palace.

Pope Francis is the first pontiff to set foot on the Arabian Peninsula.

Pope Francis flew to the United Arab Emirates, where he will meet Muslim leaders in an effort to promote interfaith dialogue.

The Gulf state currently has about 800,000 Catholics but few of them are citizens, they're mostly temporary migrant workers from South and South East Asia.

In a visit to Panama Cathedral, he made reference to the global sexual abuse crisis at a mass for priests and nuns.