Pope Francis

Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after…

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Pope Francis has washed the feet of 12 prisoners, as he ushered in the solemn pre-Easter rituals made more poignant following the devastation of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral.

In his traditional Christmas Eve Mass, the Pope has urged people to seek a simpler, less materialistic life and condemned the increasing gap between rich and poor.

Pope Francis says there is "no room" in the Catholic church for gay priests or nuns.

Pope Francis says the findings of Australia's child sex abuse royal commission "deserve to be studied in depth".

The Pope has called for a nation such as Norway to cool tempers between North Korea and the US saying the dispute posed a risk of nuclear devastation.

Pope Francis has warned against a rise in populism and the dangers of allowing political crises to usher in dictators like Hitler.

Pope Francis has declared that priests have the permanent right from now on to forgive abortions.

Pope Francis says he believes the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests will never be changed.

Pope Francis has published new guidelines on family life that argue the Church should show more understanding of modern realities.

The Pope has questioned Donald Trump's Christianity over his call to build a border wall with Mexico, but the US presidential hopeful has hit back.

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba.

An outspoken British member of a Roman Catholic commission on sexual abuse has refused to quit, saying his treatment by the Vatican is "outrageous".