Now playing Next Italy Merkel meets Pope Francis and Draghi on farewell visit to Italy Her meeting with the pope centred on the issues of migration, climate change and COVID-19. 08/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Merkel meets Pope Francis at the Vatican German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Thursday with Pope Francis, during her last visit to the Vatican as leader of her country. 07/10/2021
Now playing Next France 'It's also my shame': Pope Francis on French church sex abuse scandal "It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for the incapacity of the church for too long to put them [victims] at the centre of its concerns." 06/10/2021
Now playing Next Climate Pope Francis and religious leaders call for action over climate change "We have inherited a garden, we must not leave a desert to our children." 05/10/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope urges European bishops to listen to sex abuse victims The supreme pontiff warned that to not acknowledge and learn from victims of rape and molestation could lead to the destruction of the Catholic Church. 18/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Same-sex civil unions 'good and helpful to many', says Pope Francis The pontiff said marriage is "a sacrament between a man and woman that can't be changed", but he supports civil laws that try to help those who have "a diverse sexual orientation". 16/09/2021
Now playing Next Germany German archbishop's resignation rejected by pope Pope Frances refused to accept the resignation of the Archbishop of Hamburg, who offered his resignation in March after reported mishandling of sexual abuse cases. 15/09/2021
Now playing Next Slovakia Pope Francis visits Slovakia highlighting inclusion and reconciliation The pope met visited a Roma settlement where he urged greater integration with Slovak society, the day after atoning for Christian complicity in the Holocaust. 14/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Pope Francis meets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before mass Pope Francis celebrates the Holy Mass on Budapest Heroes' Square to close the International Eucharistic Congress. 12/09/2021
Now playing Next world news 'Open your arms to everyone,' Pope tells Orban's Hungary Viktor Orban's right-wing, anti-immigrant policies clash with Pope Francis’ call for countries to welcome refugees. 12/09/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Pope Francis' trip to Hungary is first papal visit in 25 years After Hungary, Pope Francis will travel onto Slovakia. 10/09/2021
Now playing Next Vatican 'Resign? Forget about it': Pope Francis plays down health fears "Now I can eat everything' 02/09/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis backs COVID-19 vaccination as an 'act of love' in video “Vaccination is a simple but profound way of promoting the common good and caring for each other, especially the most vulnerable," Pope Francis said in a new video promoting COVID-19 vaccines. 18/08/2021
Now playing Next Italy Letter sent to Pope containing bullets intercepted by postal workers A letter addressed to Pope Francis that contained bullets was intercepted by postal workers in Italy. 09/08/2021
Now playing Next USA Defrocked cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting boy Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by Pope Francis over the sexual molestation of children and adults, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the 1970s. 29/07/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis leaves hospital 10 days after colon surgery Pope Francis was seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon. 14/07/2021
Now playing Next Green News Pope Francis will attend COP26 in November if his health allows The pope is currently recovering from colon surgery at a hospital in Rome, but as a staunch supporter of the Paris Agreement targets, he hopes to attend COP26. 13/07/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis makes first public appearance since undergoing surgery The 84-year-old pontiff addressed a crowd of well-wishers from the balcony of the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome and used the occasion to declare his support for public health services across the world. 11/07/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis had a temporary 'fever episode' after his recent surgery Routine tests and scans proved negative after the pope developed the temporary fever. However, he is still eating and moving around unassisted. 09/07/2021
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis 'reacted well' to intestinal surgery, Vatican says It is the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013. 04/07/2021