Pope Francis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, days after the pope said...
Pope Francis in Hungary, warns of rising nationalism in Europe
Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that...
Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness (Updated)
Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take better...
Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying ‘I’m still alive’
Pope Francis left hospital to return to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying : “I...
Pope Francis getting better, hospital treatment continues
Pope Francis’s health is improving after he was hospitalised with a respiratory infection and he has resumed working while treatment continues, the Vatican said on...
Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a ‘sin’ and an injustice
Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction....
Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end of violence
Pope Francis urged the people of South Sudan on Sunday to resist the “venom of hatred” so they could achieve the peace and prosperity that...
Pope says wars like that in Ukraine are ‘crime against God and humanity’
Pope Francis on Monday said wars like the one in Ukraine where civilian areas are subjected to what he called indiscriminate destruction are “a crime against God...
Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was...
World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message
Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying the world was suffering...