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Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made Roman Catholic saint

Pope Francis has announced that Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made at saint of the Roman Catholic

15/03/2016

Mexico

Pope ends trip to Mexico decrying the suffering of migrants

Pope Frances has ended his Mexico visit along the US border. There he prayed at a memorial for migrants who have perished trying to reach the United

18/02/2016

Uganda

Pope Francis celebrates mass with Ugandan faithful

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out to greet Pope Francis in Uganda. He stopped off in Namugongo, near the capital Kampala, on the

28/11/2015

Uganda

Pope Francis praises Ugandan authorities for taking in refugees

Pope Francis opens the second leg of his African tour with praise for the Ugandan authorities and trips to some of the capital's holiest sites.

28/11/2015

USA

Kelly Gissendaner executed in Georgia despite pleas for clemency

Kelly Gissendaner has been executed in the state of Georgia in the United States. She became the first woman to be executed in the state for 70

30/09/2015

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Tens of thousands of Cubans hear Pope's Mass

21/09/2015

World News

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18/09/2015

World News

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11/09/2015

Paraguay

Paraguay: Pope Francis praises 'most glorious women of America'

Pope Francis’ homecoming tour of South America has taken him to Paraguay, where he was emphatic in his praise of the efforts of the country’s women

11/07/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo gears up for visit of Pope Francis to divided Bosnia

Catholic pilgrims have been arriving in Sarajevo, which has been gearing up for the visit of Pope Francis. At an outdoor mass in the main football

06/06/2015

Cinema

The controversy of Pope Pius XII in 'Shades of Truth'

Tackling a controversy which has dogged the Roman Catholic church for almost 70 years. In “Shades of Truth” US actor David Wall plays

15/05/2015

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

Pope visits Scampia, urges Camorra criminals 'return to honesty'

Pope Francis has visited one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods in the city of Naples. Scampia has been described as a forgotten, crumbling

21/03/2015

Sri Lanka

Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka urging inter religious harmony

Pope Francis has arrived in Sri Lanka, where he will spend two days before flying on to one of the Catholic church’s strongholds, the Philippines. He

13/01/2015

Vatican

Man who shot Pope Jean Paul II returns to crime scene

The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up at the Vatican on Saturday to put white roses on his tomb and said he wanted to meet Pope Francis.

27/12/2014

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Mass tango for Pope Francis on his 78th birthday

18/12/2014

Italy

Thieves steal Pope John Paul's blood from Italy church

27/01/2014

World

'Vatican Bank is a law unto itself'

15/03/2013

My Europe Series

UK seeks to block EU bonus cap

08/03/2013

World

Don't exaggerate Church problems - senior cardinal

01/03/2013