Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:19
Pope Francis said he knew a lot of "good" Marxists but was no communist himself, following criticism of his diatribes against unfettered capitalism from conservative commentators in the United States.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 04:03
Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine`s Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 23:27
Pope Francis has received a candle-topped birthday cake three days early a surprise from children at the Vatican.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:03
Pope Francis today urged governments around the world to show more solidarity and strive for equality following a period of economic crisis, a day after being declared "Person of the Year" by Time magazine.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:27
Pope Francis has been selected by Time magazine as the Person of the Year.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 00:08
Pope Francis, the current and 266th pope of the Catholic Church, tops the list of Facebook’s 2013 year in review.
Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 19:56
Pope Francis is setting up a Vatican committee to fight sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:26
Pope Francis has set up a committee prevent child sex abuse in Catholic churches and help the victims.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 15:00
Pope Francis has revealed he once made money by kicking people out of clubs as a bouncer.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:11
Pope Francis will visit Jordan during a trip to the Holy Land next year, the state Petra news agency reported on Saturday, citing a senior Vatican source.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 21:21
Francis said it was time for "a conversion of the papacy", adding that "excessive centralisation, rather than proving helpful, complicates the Church`s life".
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 08:51
The Vatican said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis discussed the need for talks to resolve the Syria conflict.
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