His comments departed from the prepared text for his homily delivered during his weekly audience on Saint Peter's Square.
10 Oct 2018 3:23 PM
A Vatican source and a Chinese priest said Holy See could win concessions by year end, though details of any agreement would be classified.
29 Sep 2018 11:56 AM
Francis told gathering of young people in Estonia that he knew many young people felt church had nothing to offer them.
25 Sep 2018 4:34 PM
The Pope appointed Bishop Emeritus of Archdiocese of Bombay Agnelo Rufino Gracias as Apostolic administrator of the diocese of Jalandhar.
20 Sep 2018 5:29 PM
Yogis have long been levitating after mastering pranayamas that make their bodies lose grossness, defying gravitational pulls.
18 Sep 2018 12:10 AM
Unbiased probes to establish the truth would be a start, much as it will in the case of Bishop Mulakkal.
16 Sep 2018 12:00 AM
The Vatican hasn’t responded to the accusations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, but has promised 'clarifications'.
13 Sep 2018 2:39 PM
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, will attend the meeting.
12 Sep 2018 3:10 PM
Pope Francis added that ignoring a child who showed homosexual tendencies was an 'error of fatherhood or motherhood'.
28 Aug 2018 11:19 AM
Ostensibly, Pope Francis’ historic two-day visit was to attend the triennial Festival of Families in Dublin.
28 Aug 2018 12:45 AM
Reports published in the US point to 300 Pennsylvania priests abusing over 1,000 children in the last seven decades.
28 Aug 2018 12:33 AM
'Pope Francis knew from at least June 23, 2013, that McCarrick was a serial predator. He knew that he was corrupt,' wrote Vigano.
27 Aug 2018 8:40 AM
Irish PM Leo Varadkar on Saturday directly urged the pope to take action against abuses and ensure justice for victims worldwide.
26 Aug 2018 4:50 PM
Pope begged forgiveness for pain suffered by victims and said lay Catholics must be involved in any effort to root out abuse and cover-up.
20 Aug 2018 5:17 PM
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the flooding at St Peter's Square, the Vatican News reported.
19 Aug 2018 7:08 PM
The court allowed Philip Wilson to serve his detention at home after assessment by authorities due to range of health issues, faced by him.
14 Aug 2018 1:37 PM
Francis has convened an international meeting of bishops at the Vatican in October about youths and their faith.
12 Aug 2018 2:53 PM
Today, our countries and communities are drowning in cesspools of hatred and hostility that easily erupt in lynching, shooting, bombing or war.
06 Aug 2018 12:38 AM
Capital punishment was earlier allowed 'if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.'
02 Aug 2018 7:03 PM
True ecumenism demands not only respecting religious differences among us but promoting them.
27 Jun 2018 2:46 AM