Pope Francis

Photos of Francis slapping at the woman's hand to free himself, was an instant hit on social media

Four-day Japan trip came after a visit to Thailand, also a country with only a small proportion of Catholics

The song, “Protect all Life - The Signs of the Times”, is based on the theme of the pope’s Japan visit

Child predators have increasingly used messaging applications to groom their victims and exchange explicit images

Francis lambastes the arms trade repeatedly, linking the issues of war and migration

Francis made his appeal on a visit to Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island

He will fly on Wednesday for a week-long tour visiting three Indian Ocean African countries hard hit by poverty

Last year, Francis allowed a boy with autism to romp around the stage undisturbed

Bishop is under investigation for alleged extortion of priests, covering-up of sexual abuse cases

The pope’s refusal quickly entered what are known as the Catholic cultural wars between conservatives and progressives