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Its creator says the giant mural bears a message against racism

The pontiff will spend two days in predominantly Catholic Lithuania before moving on to Latvia and then Estonia

The pope was scheduled to meet Cardinal Daniel DiNardo who advises the pope on sex abuse issues

Remarks come after ex-Vatican envoy to US claimed Francis ignored sexual abuse charges against McCarrick for 5 years

A resignation request is legitimate regardless. Anyone can make it for any clergyman who has made a grave error

A report has been made public detailing experiences of a thousand survivors abuse of power by priests

US priests are accused of abusing over 1000 children over seven decades

All of Chile’s bishops offered to resign after meeting Vatican head over sexual abuse allegations

Among other decisions, Francis also decides that Office of Papal Charities will henceforth be headed by a cardinal

12 inmates washed by Francis hailed from Italy, the Philippines, Morocco, Colombia, Moldova, Sierra Leone and Nigeria

US Cardinal Sean O'Malley confirmed as the head of the child protection panel along with seven other incumbent members

Erdogan said the United States had isolated itself over Jerusalem

Pope Francis has shunned bulletproof limousines used by his predecessors

Some Peruvians, however, did not find it funny comparing a 'gossiping nun' to members of a guerrilla group

Database of clergy publicly accused of sex abuse against minors compiled using court and media records

Pope Francis also repeated his call for the “status quo” of Jerusalem to remain intact

'We must take responsibility for everything before God, our brothers and our creation'

The pope had earlier faced criticism for not using the word "Rohingya" in mainly-Buddhist Myanmar

Pope called for decisive measures to resolve political reasons behind refugee crisis, urged countries to help Dhaka

Some mistook his zucchetto for an Islamic skullcap and said he could be a Muslim leader

Before his speech, Pope Francis met Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags at Yangon's airport in a joyful welcome for the pope

More than 150,000 people have registered for a mass that Francis will say in Yangon on Wednesday

The Vatican said the money would go to projects to help Christians return to rebuild their homes in Iraq

Asks astronauts about man's place in the universe

The late November visit comes as western Rakhine state is devoured by communal violence

Pope visits the city of Cartagena on Sunday before leaving for Rome

His visit comes two days after Colombia's government and last active guerrilla group, the ELN, announced a ceasefire

The baby suffered from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness

No official details were provided as to what led to the latest deaths late Friday

Mueller had also been caught up in the controversy surrounding the Church's response to the clerical sex abuse scandal

They also discussed a number of issues, ranging from Catholic Church's treatment of aboriginal children to...

US President emerges from meeting gushing with enthusiasm about the 80-year-old pontiff

The move means the Vatican and Myanmar will each appoint a full-fledged ambassador

In 2014, the Russian leader made Angela Merkel wait for over four hours

Pope Francis hoped for peace between Israelis and Palestinians as he gave his Christmas address

Trump threatened to pull the United States out of the COP21 Paris Agreement

Francis was referring to a 1994 document by Pope John Paul that closed the door on a female priesthood

He reiterated his my closeness to all the victims of the inhumane conflict in Syria

He then said he intended to visit an African nation

Francis made astop at the Tzitzernakaberd, the "Genocide Memorial and Museum" and took part in a prayer service

As he came down from his aircraft on Karachi airport in 1981, Pope John Paul II kissed the Pakistani soil

During his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square, the pontiff prayed for "eternal rest to the victims"

Tayeb's decision to fly to Rome followed the easing of serious tensions that marked the reign of Francis's predecessor

"There is going to be a fierce debate, I think.. the Church is split down the middle" German cardinal Walter Kasper

An estimated 70,000 teenagers were in Rome for a weekend of events to celebrate Francis's Jubilee year

Three families of Syrian refugees boarded Pope Francis's plane heading back to the Vatican

The meeting took place in the Vatican guesthouse

Sanders had flown to Rome at the invitation of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Lizzy was able to speak to the Pontiff in an emotionally charged encounter at weekly general audience at St Peter's