Vatican Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns days after state recognition The Pope has named two Palestinian nuns as saints during a Sunday ceremony in St Peter’s Square. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was among 17/05/2015
Vatican Pope praises Abbas as 'angel of peace' before canonisation of Palestinian nuns Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and called him an ‘angel of peace’. The meeting at the Vatican came days after it 16/05/2015
World News Vatican agrees treaty recognising Palestinian State Vatican agrees a treaty which is the first legal document negotiated between the Holy See and the Palestinian State and constitutes official diplomatic recognition.. 14/05/2015
Vatican 'War is the industry of death!' Pope Francis tells children Peace: how to build it and how to maintain it. That was the focus of a special audience with Pope Francis. Some 7,000 children of several 11/05/2015
Cuba Cuba president Raul Castro visits Pope Francis The Cuban President Raul Castro paid a special visit to Pope Francis in Vatican City on Sunday. The stopover comes ahead of the pontiff’s trip to the 10/05/2015
Turkey Turkish PM offers his 'deep respect' to Ottoman Armenians The prime minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu has offered his deep respect to Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during what he described as “the 21/04/2015
Vatican Pope meets Rabbis and warns about dangers of anti-Semitism Receiving a delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis for the first time on Monday, Pope Francis has warned about mounting anti-Semitism. He 20/04/2015
Turkey Turkey protests after Pope Francis cites Armenian 'genocide' Turkey has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador in Ankara in protest after Pope Francis quoted the word ‘genocide’ in referring to the mass killings of 12/04/2015
Vatican Pope Francis refers to 'genocide' over WWI massacre of Armenians Pope Francis has quoted the word “genocide” in referring to the mass killings of Armenians 100 years ago, under Ottoman rule in World War I. His 12/04/2015
Vatican Pope delivers sombre Easter message, highlighting the persecution of Christians Celebrating the third Easter of his pontificate, Pope Francis has prayed for peace in conflict zones around the world and an end to the persecution 05/04/2015
Vatican Good Friday and the Passover coincide for a day of religious celebrations Friday, April 3 marks a day of religious commemorations the world over: Catholics, Evangelists and Protestants celebrate Good Friday, while Jews begin the Passover holiday. 03/04/2015
Italy Pope Francis washes Rome prisoners' feet on Holy Thursday Pope Francis spent part of Holy Thursday in a prison in Rome. The Pontiff washed the feet of twelve male and female inmates and a baby as he marked 03/04/2015
Italy Pizza for the Pope as he's handed a drive-by delivery in Naples A pizza delivery with a difference…. Pope Francis was handed the drive-by delicacy while on a visit to Naples. He’s recently complained of not being 23/03/2015
Italy Pope Francis has meal with prisoners during Naples visit Pope Francis has been visiting inmates at a jail near Naples, during a one-day trip to the area. He shared a meal with around 120 male and female 22/03/2015
Chile Catholic bishop heckled by opponents of child sex abuse Newly named bishop of Osorno in Chile Juan Barros was pushed and shoved by demonstrators carrying black balloons as he squeezed through the crowd in 21/03/2015
Vatican Pope Francis hints at brief papacy Pope Francis is predicting that he won’t be pope for long. He has been speaking on the second anniversary of his election. Francis has previously 14/03/2015
Vatican Angela Merkel granted second audience with Pope Francis German Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her focus to the global agenda during a private, 40-minute meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday (February 21/02/2015