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Pope says emigration, low birth rates have brought 'Ice Curtain' on Europe

5:25am, 5th May, 2019

Pope says emigration, low birth rates have brought 'Ice Curtain' on Europe

Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to address wealth inequality and low birth rates which he said had created an "ice curtain" between Europe's richer and poorer states and was fuelling emigration.

Pope names first African-American to highest U.S. post

8:32am, 4th April, 2019

Pope names first African-American to highest U.S. post

Pope Francis named the first African-American to the Catholic Church's most senior U.S. position on Thursday, seeking to end a period of upheaval in a job whose previous two occupants were caught in sexual abuse scandals.

Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination

9:39am, 2nd April, 2019

Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination

Pope Francis said on Tuesday the Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming "a museum".

Pope in Morocco says physical barriers won't solve migration issue

10:29am, 30th March, 2019

Pope in Morocco says physical barriers won't solve migration issue

Pope Francis said on Saturday that problems of migration would never be resolved by physical barriers but instead required social justice and correcting the world's economic imbalances.

It was getting out of hand - Pope explains ring kissing mystery

9:02am, 28th March, 2019

It was getting out of hand - Pope explains ring kissing mystery

The mystery of why Pope Francis repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss it this week has been resolved - he did not want to spread germs.

On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is 'dust in the wind'

12:18pm, 6th March, 2019

On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is 'dust in the wind'

Pope Francis told Catholics on Wednesday that success, power and material possessions are fleeting and will disappear "like dust in the wind" as he marked the start of the penitential Christian season of Lent.

At Pope's abuse summit, Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'

1:41pm, 22nd February, 2019

At Pope's abuse summit, Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'

The Roman Catholic Church must repair the "systematic failures" that enabled sexual abuse to take root around the world, and bishops should start policing each other's behavior, leading cardinals said on Friday.

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

11:52am, 21st February, 2019

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened on Thursday, with one cardinal acknowledging that the Church had to fight "the enemy within".

Abuse victims demand to see pope, say bishops should be sacked

12:10pm, 20th February, 2019

Abuse victims demand to see pope, say bishops should be sacked

Victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy on Wednesday demanded to meet Pope Francis personally to press demands that bishops who covered up such offences be dismissed from the priesthood.

Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

3:32pm, 19th February, 2019

Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago by priests in their religious order have hailed comments by Pope Francis earlier this month in which he recognized the abuse of nuns in the Catholic Church.

Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope

1:17pm, 9th February, 2019

Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope

A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own "Manifesto of Faith," in the latest attack on the pontiff's authority by a leading member of the Church's conservative wing.

Pope says world mustn't turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor

12:56pm, 18th November, 2018

Pope says world mustn't turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor

Pope Francis criticized rising wealth inequality and the treatment of migrants on Sunday, saying the world should not ignore those "tossed by the waves of life".

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

7:13am, 18th October, 2018

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

South Korea's president spoke of "heart-warming" moves toward peace on the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, a day before he is expected to relay an invitation to Pope Francis to visit North Korea.

Taiwan invites Pope Francis to visit, following landmark China-Vatican pact

1:51am, 15th October, 2018

Taiwan invites Pope Francis to visit, following landmark China-Vatican pact

Taiwan has invited Pope Francis to visit, its President Tsai Ing-wen said, just weeks after the Vatican reached a milestone deal on the appointment of bishops with China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own.

Head of South Korea's ruling party says Pope wishes to visit North Korea: Yonhap

7:39pm, 14th October, 2018

Head of South Korea's ruling party says Pope wishes to visit North Korea: Yonhap

The head of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea Lee Hae-chan said he had heard that the Pope wishes to visit North Korea next spring, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.

Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints

4:10am, 14th October, 2018

Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints

Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century -- assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church's most turbulent eras and enshri...

Pope defrocks two Chilean bishops over sexual abuse allegations

9:35am, 13th October, 2018

Pope defrocks two Chilean bishops over sexual abuse allegations

Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops who have been caught up in the country's widening sexual abuse crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Pope accepts resignation of Washington archbishop in sex abuse crisis

6:02am, 12th October, 2018

Pope accepts resignation of Washington archbishop in sex abuse crisis

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as archbishop of Washington, D.C., the Vatican said on Friday, making him one of the most senior Catholic figures to step down in a worldwide sexual abuse crisis.

North Korea wants to 'ardently welcome' Pope Francis, South says

9:35am, 9th October, 2018

North Korea wants to 'ardently welcome' Pope Francis, South says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a gesture designed to highlight peace efforts, South Korea's presidential office said on Tuesday.

Pope defrocks priest at center of Chilean sexual abuse scandal

11:10am, 28th September, 2018

Pope defrocks priest at center of Chilean sexual abuse scandal

Pope Francis has defrocked a 88-year-old Chilean priest who sexually abused teenage boys over a period of many years and is at the center of a wider abuse scandal that is still under investigation, the Vatican said on Friday.

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