Pope Francis
Pope Francis says being gay is a sin but ‘not a crime’, praises Benedict as a “gentleman”
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on…
Pope’s Congo visit seeks to heal ‘still bleeding’ wounds, envoy says
KINSHASA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long…
Pope calls missile attack on Ukraine apartment building heartbreaking
VATICAN CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the Russian missile strike on an apartment building that killed 45…
Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis’ papacy ‘catastrophe’,
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy…
Pope Francis meets Benedict’s top aide as memoir rattles Vatican
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday privately met Archbishop Georg Ganswein, former Pope Benedict's closest…
Pope Francis could be ousted in ‘secret plan’ by Vatican hardliners
Vatican conservatives are waging a “secret plan” to put Pope Francis under such stress that he resigns, it has been claimed. The…
Benedict’s death clears path for Pope Francis to retire of old age in future
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Six months ago Pope Francis brushed off speculation he was about to resign due to…
Pope Francis in 2013 signed resignation letter in case of bad health
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis revealed in a interview published earlier in December that after he was elected in 2013 he signed…
Alarm among Catholics over ‘very sick’ Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope Francis has visited his predecessor Benedict XVI as the Vatican said that the 95-year-old former pope's health worsened on Wednesday morning.…
Pope Francis renews wish for peace in war-torn world
Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square after praying the Angelus on Monday, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for peace in…
World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message…
Remember the war weary and the poor, pope urges on Christmas Eve
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday led the world's Catholics into Christmas, saying in an apparent reference to the war…