I didn`t want to become Pope, says Francis

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 15:51

Pope Francis has denied that when he was a cardinal he harboured ambitions to lead the Catholic Church.

Pope cancels salaries of cardinals overseeing bank

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 12:22

Pope Francis has cancelled the annual stipend of 25,000 euros (around $33,000) paid to each of five cardinals who oversee the Vatican Bank.

Pope Francis refuses to live in papal apartment

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 09:05

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires was elected the 266th pope by the conclave of cardinals on March 13.

Pope`s sister prayed cardinals wouldn`t choose him

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 19:26

The sister of Jorge Mario Bergoglio has revealed that in the past, she had prayed that the cardinals wouldn`t pick her brother to be the new Pope.

Kurien heads Indian team to Vatican for installation of Pope

Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 19:15

An Indian delegation led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien on Monday left for the Vatican from Delhi to take part in the installation of Pope Francis as the 266th Pontiff of Catholic church.

Pope`s former neighbour recalls his `love` letter

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:26

Amalia Damonte, the Argentine woman who grew up as neighbour of Pope Francis, says she was very briefly the object of his affections when they were both 12.