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Canada

Pope apologises for 'deplorable' abuse of Canadian indigenous people

More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s.

Ukraine

Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to raise concerns about war

The fact the pope visited the embassy in person rather than summoning the ambassador to the Vatican is a sign of his anger about the conflict.

Vatican

Ex-pope asks for pardon over sex abuse scandal but denies wrongdoing

A recent report found that Pope Benedict had failed to handle cases of sexual abuse at the Munich diocese.

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A shouting man denouncing the Church disrupts an audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican

A shouting man denouncing the Church disrupts an audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican, before being escorted outside by police

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COVID vaccine misinformation violates human rights, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has condemned the spread of fake news about coronavirus jabs and the pandemic.

Vatican

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI admits attending meeting about abusive priest

The retired Pope had denied attending the meeting to the investigators but says his statement had mistakes in it due to editing "oversight".

Vatican

Pope Francis pledges justice for sex abuse victims after Munich report

A lawyers' report found that Benedict XVI had mishandled four cases of sexual abuse in the clergy while archbishop of Munich.

Germany

Ex-pope knew about sexual abuse as archbishop of Munich, says report

A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

Vatican

Pope praises role of women as peacemakers in his New Year’s address

In the Roman Catholic calendar January 1, is dedicated to world peace, and Pope Francis has used the occasion to praise the role of women as peacemakers.

Greece

Europe 'torn by nationalist egoism' on migration, says Pope

The pope's trip to the region has focused on the plight of asylum-seekers as some European nations harden their border control policies.

Cyprus

Watch: Pope Francis begins five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece

Pope Francis is expected to raise the issue of migration when he arrives in Cyprus on Thursday on the first leg of the trip.

Vatican

Italian nun appointed by Pope as first ever female Vatican governor

The role of secretary-general of the Vatican governorate is usually held by a bishop.

Italy

Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis

“How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”

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Little boy steals the scene at Pope's audience

A 10-year-old boy interrupted Pope Francis' weekly audience on Wednesday after he walked on stage asking for the pontiff's white skullcap.

Vatican

'Resign? Forget about it': Pope Francis plays down health fears

"Now I can eat everything'

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.

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.

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.

Germany

German cardinal resigns over Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Archbishop of Munich and Freising, said that the church had hit a "dead end" but that he hoped there would be a "turning point".

World News

Pope says world on a 'path to self-destruction' without change

Pope Francis urged world leaders to do more to make society greener, fairer