Pope Francis

Catholic Church in United States is shaken by Grand Jury report that found 301 priests of sexually abusing minors

Archbishop Vigano's claims raised speculation of campaign against the pontiff by conservatives in the Church

First papal trip to Ireland since John Paul II spoke in front of 1.5 million people in 1979

Archbishop Vigano says he told Francis in 2013 about the sexual allegations against the Cardinal McCarrick

Pope Francis expresses "pain and shame" over Catholic Church's failure to deal with abuse

Years of sexual abuse scandals have shattered credibility of Church as moral leader in Ireland

Vardkar talks about multiple abuse scandals in Ireland, calling them "stains" on the Catholic Church

More than three-quarters of the Irish population flocked to see Pope John Paul II in 1979

Pope Francis is due to arrive in Ireland on Saturday for a historic two-day visit

Largest-ever investigation of sex abuse in US Catholic Church finds that 301 priests had sexually abused minors

Under Chilean law bishops are not obligated to report crimes committed inside the Church to the civilian authorities

Church will work to abolish death penalty worldwide

McCarrick has not commented on the allegations of abuse of adult men and another minor

Pope Francis led a summit of religious leaders demanding peace in the Middle East on Saturday

Joseph Coutts is the second Pakistani archbishop who has been honoured with the position

Francis called for more cooperation on resolving human rights and environmental issues

Populism is not the answer to the world's immigration problems, says Pope

'Children should be accepted as they come, as God sends them, as God allows, even if at times they are sick'

Raids came just hours before Vatican abuse investigators sent by Pope Francis met with Chile's top prosecutor

New abuse accusations have emerged in recent weeks against Church in Chile

Oil and gas sector under pressure to play a bigger role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Pope met officials from major oil and gas firms such as ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor

Francis promised 'changes' to the Chilean church to "restore justice" in a short declaration to the bishops

He will be second Pakistani archbishop to be honoured with position

A 2,300-page report sent to the pope includes testimony gathered from 64 people

A 2,300-page report sent to the pope includes testimony gathered from 64 people in New York and Santiago

Bashir was in Rome to attend Pre-Synodal meet and greet with Pope Francis

Francis also spoke of "hunger, endemic conflict and terrorism" in Africa

Vatican rebukes journalist who quoted pope as denying hell

Pakistan Catholic Bishop’s Conference (PCBC) are currently in Rome on an ‘ad limina’ visit

Francis joked that he and former Pope Benedict,“are on the waiting list”

'Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes and leads only to the spread of arrogance and...

His comments were seen as trying to dismiss the credibility of accusers and was widely criticised by victims

Pope Francis, 81, arrives in Peru, the second and last leg of a week-long South American visit

Airline executive was official witness, a document was signed by a Chilean bishop on board

Protestors and Police clash during visit, crowds demand punishments for clergymen accused of pedophilia crimes

Almost 80 Roman Catholic clergy members had been accused of sexually abusing children in Chile since 2000

Pope Francis visits notorious church in Santiago

81-year old showed a harrowing photograph taken in 1945 that shows a young Japanese boy carrying his dead brother

The pope has made defence of migrants a major plank of his papacy, often putting him at odds with politicians

I'm convinced that one must never converse with Satan – if you do that, you'll be lost, says pontiff

Pope met group of refugees from Myanmar's stateless Muslim minority in Dhaka

He had faced criticism from some rights activists and refugees for failing to address the Rohingya issue publicly

Praises Bangladesh for taking in the refugees who have flooded across the border from Myanmar

The Catholic leader is on a four-day trip in mainly Buddhist Myanmar

The pope is set to hold a meeting with Buddhist leaders later Wednesday

The country is listening closely to see if Francis will use the word "Rohingya" on Myanmar soil

Amnesty International says treatment of the Rohingya was racial discrimination on the level of apartheid South Africa

Francis has repeatedly spoken out over persecution of religious minority by Myanmar authorities

Governments have duty to ensure the common good for all citizens, says Pope Francis