Pope tells missionary group to respect culture

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:00

Pope Francis has told members of a controversial missionary movement that they must respect local customs and the guidance of local bishops as they spread the faith.

Italian police find John Paul II relic discarded by thieves

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 16:22

Italian police have recovered part of a religious relic stained with Polish pope John Paul II`s blood that was thrown away by thieves thinking it worthless, the Italian press reported on Saturday.

Late Pope John Paul-II`s blood stained relic disposed off by thieves

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:30

The Italian Police have reportedly detained three thieves for stealing Polish pope John Paul II`s blood stained relic and discarding it away.

Pope Francis graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:08

Pope Francis has become the first pope to feature on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Pope as superman: Vatican tweets graffiti of hero pontiff

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 01:42

Pope Francis as superman, flying through the air with his white cape billowing out behind him, the image graffitied by an anonymous artist onto a wall in Rome was tweeted by the Vatican.

Blood of Pope John Paul II stolen for `satanic` purposes?

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 13:24

Even as the police continue to look for the missing reliquary which had the blood of late Pope John Paul II and was stolen from a small church in Italy, the Italian Anti-Plagiarism Observatory has reportedly expressed fears that Satanic sects could be behind the theft.

Pope prays for dialogue, peace in violence-hit Ukraine

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:58

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for an end to violence in Kiev, calling for dialogue between the Ukraine government and opposition amid fears fierce protests could develop into a wider civil conflict.

Hollande meets with Pope Francis amid affair rumour

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:38

French President Francois Hollande on Friday met with Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine`s report about an alleged affair with an actress.

Pope Francis praises internet, calls it a `gift from God`

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:05

Pope Francis has reportedly said that the internet is a "gift from God", in a statement for the Catholic Church`s World Communications Day.

Against his will, John Paul II`s notes in print

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 20:26

Pope John Paul II`s secretary says he "did not have the courage" to burn the pontiff`s notes, and is having them published, contrary to John Paul`s wish.

Pope urges Geneva peace talks to end Syrian conflict

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 16:25

Pope Francis urged participants at peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday to urgently agree to end the civil war in Syria that has killed over 100,000 people.