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On Monday, (March 25) Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, he repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss the ring on it.

The last time 85-year-old Sister Maria Concetta Esu met the Pope, she arrived in a canoe.

Australian Cardinal Pell has been convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors, and sentenced to six years in prison. Pell is the most senior member of the Catholic Church to have been convicted, but remains a Cardinal pending further investigation by the Vatican.

Nearly 200 church leaders gathered this weekend to address the abuse crisis.

Pope Francies leads a four-day summit in the Vatican into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

The Vatican is holding a four-day summit called by Pope Francis to tackle the Catholic Church's long-standing crisis.

Pope Francis has summoned senior Catholic clergy to the Vatican to hold a summit on how to deal with the issue of sexual abuse

Theodore McCarrick is the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church to be expelled in modern times.

Pope Francis flew to the United Arab Emirates, where he will meet Muslim leaders in an effort to promote interfaith dialogue.

The Vatican has launched its official track team composed of priests, nuns and Swiss guards.

Pope Francis impressed everyone on Wednesday (January 2) with his basketball twirling skills, helped by a group of Cuban circus performers who joined him at his weekly general audience in the Vatican.

Pope Francis called for fraternity in the world in his Christmas address in St. Peter's Square

Vatican unveils giant Christmas tree and nativity scene