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.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:31
In his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children according to a document.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 14:04
Pope Francis has looked beyond the usual Vatican circles for new cardinals and overhauled the governance of the Vatican bank at the start of a year that heralds key reforms for the Roman Catholic Church.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:47
A document today shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 05:10
Vatican City news — Retired Pope Benedict XVI is marking a milestone of sorts.
Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:17
Pope Francis has written to the cardinals he is preparing to appoint next month, warning them to steer clear of "worldliness" and "celebrations" and telling them they should retain "a simple and humble heart".
Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 21:38
Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 12:16
Pope Francis has indeed transformed the church and repaired its scandal-hit image to some extent.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:18
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday sent a private message to Pope Francis, the Vatican said, after the pontiff made numerous appeals for peace in the war-torn country.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:59
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for humanitarian aid access in Syria and "social harmony" in South Sudan on his first Christmas in the Vatican after months of shaking up the papacy with his humble style and common touch.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 01:59
Pope Francis visited his predecessor Benedict XVI on Monday for an informal Christmas greeting, as the Argentine pontiff prepares to celebrate his first Christmas as leader of the world`s Roman Catholics.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:43
A 51-year-old man who set himself alight in St Peter`s Square in Vatican City earlier this week died of his injuries in hospital on Sunday, local media said.
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