Pope Francis

Thousands of people line the streets of Manila, as Pope Francis arrives in the Philippines.

Pope Francis embarks on six-day Asia trip that will also take him to the Philippines.

Roman Catholic pontiff condemns 'deviant' forms of religion.

Christians celebrate Epiphany – when the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem to give Jesus gifts.

Pontiff has named cardinals mostly from Africa and Asia in a bid to move away from Vatican's Eurocentric periphery.

Femen member Yana Zhdanova arrested by the Vatican for exposing her breasts and snatching a statue.

Pontiff lists 15 ailments of Catholic Church clergymen, including the 'terrorism of gossip' and 'spiritual Alzheimer's.

The Vatican could be the location for Olympic archery and football, as Italy gears up for the bidding as host nation for the 2024 Games.

The Vatican seizes accounts of former bank managers and lawyer suspected of stealing of €60 million through property sales

Vatican's economy minister Cardinal George Pell says financial reforms taking place at Holy See.

Pope Francis condemns Isis violence during visit to Turkey

Pontiff gives speech in Ankara calling for more help for Iraqi and Syrian refugees.

Vatican's pontiff is on a three-day visit to Turkey amid raging Middle East violence.

Pontiff urges lawmakers in Strasbourg to foster human dignity promoting policies that create jobs.

Pontiff addresses the EU parliament in Strasbourg.

Posters are already appearing around the Vatican advertising the €10 raffle tickets

The radical feminist group claims to have abducted a clergymen to demonstrate against the pontiff.

Pontiff announces he will attend the World Meeting of Families in September.

Three Femen protestors dragged away from St. Peter's Square after staging topless protest

Erdogan's 'residence is set to be around 7,000 square meters' confirms Ankara's top architect.

French DJ Bob Sinclar and Italian 'singing nun' Sister Cristina Scuccia will also take the stage

Catholic student drowned in Rio de Janeiro weeks before being ordained a priest.

Monsignor Carrasco de Paula, head of the Holy See bioethics body, criticised US activist's death.

First International Association of Exorcists conference in Rome this week warns of a rise in Satanism.

Canadian pop singer was reportedly kicking ball around in historic corridors of Vatican Museums.

After signs of change towards its stance on homosexuals, the Catholic Church will maintain its traditional stance

For the first time ever, the site of Michelangelo's most famous frescoes will be rented out for a private concert

Islamic State official magazine calls for lone wolf attacks against Westerners.

Observers expect Pope Francis to revisit strict rules on divorcees at a bishops' meeting in Rome.

Holy See envoy to Dominican Republic stored more than 100,000 pornographic files on his computer.