Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Wednesday told members of the Mafia in Italy, where many go to Church and worship openly, that they cannot call themselves Christians because they “carry death in their souls”. Francis’ improvised words before…

Ahead of the 2018 Easter celebrations, Pope Francis is expected to visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison, to perform the pre-Easter washing of the feet, says Vatican on Tuesday. The ritual recalls the gesture that Jesus is believed to have…

US President Donald Trump has said he is "more determined than ever" to pursue peace in the world after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican. He was granted a short private audience with the head of the Catholic Church on the latest leg…

Pope Francis has criticised the naming of the US military's largest non-nuclear explosive ever used in combat as "the mother of all bombs". "I was ashamed when I heard the name," the pontiff told an audience of students at the Vatican.…

Pope Francis has arrived in Kenya for a three-nation African tour – his first to the continent as Pontiff. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ululating crowds welcomed him at the airport in the capital, Nairobi. A leading Muslim cleric in…