Vatican Priests should be celibate, says Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to make up a shortage of priests 13/01/2020
Italy Pope Francis apologises for slapping woman's hand outside Vatican The Pontiff said he was sorry for 'losing patience' with the woman. 01/01/2020
Italy 'I think of the children in Yemen' says Pope in Christmas message "There is darkness in human hearts but the light of Christ is greater," Pope Francis told the crowd at St Peter's Square on Christmas morning. 25/12/2019
Italy Pope Francis Christmas message: God loves 'even the worst of us' Pope Francis is ringing in the new year in Rome. 24/12/2019
no comment Pope Francis blesses baby Jesus statues during Angelus Pope Francis on Sunday blessed the statuettes of Baby Jesus brought by hundreds of children to the Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square. 15/12/2019
Vatican Vatican postpones beatification of first US 'televangelist' In unusual move, Vatican postpones beatification of first US 'televangelist' 04/12/2019
France Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case 28/11/2019
Japan Pope Francis visits Japan with anti-nuclear message Pope Francis came to Japan with an anti-nuclear message, offering prayers for Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the only world cities to have suffered an atomic bombing. 23/11/2019
no comment Pope slams use of women and children for prostitution in Thailand On a visit to Bangkok, Pope Francis has spoken up for the victims of sex tourism. 21/11/2019
Vatican Pope considers married priests Pope Francis is to consider allowing married men in the remote Amazon region to be ordained as priests in order to solve problems over access to Mass 27/10/2019
Vatican Pope Francis' twitter team error shows pontiff as grid iron fan Some saints wear halos, others sport helmets. 14/10/2019
Vatican Cardinal Newman declared a saint by Pope Francis Pope Francis on Sunday declared five people saints, including Cardinal John Henry Newman, a leading 19th century Anglican who converted to Catholicism and became one of the most influential Christian figures of modern times. 13/10/2019
Vatican Pope Francis adds 13 like-minded cardinals to Catholic hierarchy Pope Francis adds 13 like-minded cardinals to Catholic hierarchy 05/10/2019
no comment Pope Francis set for synod on challenges facing the Amazon He has summoned bishops, laypeople and indigenous groups to join him in discussing the environmental and sacramental challenges facing the region. 05/10/2019
Mauritius Where are the Chagos Islands and why do they matter to the UK? Pope Francis has called for the UK to honour a UN resolution calling for it to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius 11/09/2019
no comment Pope Francis in Mozambique on first leg of Sub-Saharan Africa trip Pope Francis arrived in the Mozambique capital of Maputo on Thursday on the first leg of his three-nation visit. 05/09/2019
Brazil Pope prays for rainforest As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet" 25/08/2019
no comment Young girl wanders on stage during pope’s audience At Wednesday General Audience, among the crowd in the hall, a girl seemed very interested by Pope Francis: she climbed on stage in front of the Pope as he was addressing the crowd. 21/08/2019
Italy Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants. 09/07/2019
Italy Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Francis in Vatican President Vladimir Putin of Russia has met Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Pope Francis on a one-day visit to Rome. The Russian leader asked for the softening of the sanctions imposed on his country by the EU and the US since the war in Ukraine broke out. 04/07/2019
no comment Pope Francis dons fireman's helmet to visit cathedral in Camerino The Camerino cathedral was damaged by an earthquake in 2016. 17/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Catholic church study takes aim at modern gender identity theory The Vatican has published a document that takes aim at modern gender identity theory. The paper is called “Male and female He created them” is directed to Catholic schools, instructing them in ways to counter efforts to: “deny the natural difference between a man and a woman”. 11/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis speaks up against politicians who “sow hate and fear” According to the Pope, Europe is "overcome by pessimism or by ideologies" after Italy, Britain, France and Poland elected nationalist politicians into the European Parliament 04/06/2019
Romania Pope Francis in Romania warns against division through ideology On the final day of his Romania trip, Pope Francis speaks of the courage of Catholics persecuted under Communism. 02/06/2019
world news Pope Francis visits Romania's cultural capital On the last leg of his trip to Romania the pope visited the city of Iasi in the province of Moldova. 01/06/2019
Romania Watch again: Pope Francis visits key Catholic shrine in Romania The pontiff is continuing his visit of Romania. 01/06/2019
