Pope Francis

Francis has sought to lead a drive for reforms within the secretive Vatican to clamp down on unbridled spending

The pontiff also confides that he missed being able to walk on the streets

Pope Francis will meet slum dwellers and refugees and call for dialogue between Christians and Muslims

Vatican has been focus of several controversies including coming out of gay priest and leak of controversial letter

Pope Francis asks thousands in Saint Peter's Square to pray in silence for victims after his weekly Angelus address

One saw in Pope Francis humility and wisdom, and his philosophy and ideology appeared very humane

Conservative Catholics say homosexuals can live by Church's rules by being chaste

Vatican's chief spokesperson, said he would neither confirm nor deny the report

Pope reminded Americans of their immigrant roots and urged them to welcome others to share in the American dream

Francis calls on government leaders to fight human trafficking, ban nuclear arms and promote the education of girls

The pope is the lead vocalist on album titled Wake Up!

The pontiff touched on an array of topics, including Iran deal, drug trafficking & rights of girls to an education

'In this moment of prayer, I unite myself with you all in prayer to God'

Making his first address to the UN General Assembly, Francis will set the tone for an anti-poverty summit

The White House held off a planned 21-gun salute that would not have chimed with the pope's stature as a man of peace

Vatican spokesperson says the pope had a "very informal and friendly" conversation with Fidel

The Christian family is the first of two that the Catholic leader has promised to find space

Region’s editor-in-chief says magazine has been banned owing to ‘cultural reasons’

Calls Rohingyas their "brothers", urges European countries to be more welcoming of migrants