Pope Francis

Pope's comments mark his first public denunciation of the military's "persecution" of Rohingya Muslims.

In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.

Islamic terror group Isis has unveiled a poster urging jihadists to attack the Vatican in the run up to Christmas.

Pontiff said that drivers were faced with an "increasingly complex and tumultuous" life on the road.

The pontiff's car has a white paint job with gold racing stripes running from the hood to the back of the two-seater.

Isis has threatened 'Christmas blood' in a newly released poster depicting a masked jihadi driving a BMW full of explosives towards the Vatican.

Pacific islands are expected to sink and erode by 2100 due to climate change, scientists warn. Baron Waqa discussed global warming and Paris Agreement with Pope Francis.

Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi's book Original Sin claims priests sexually abused teenage boys at a St. Pius X pre-seminary for middle- and high-schoolers in the Vatican.

Vatican spokesperson confirms cigarettes will no longer be sold at shop in city-state from 2018 because of their health hazards.

Astronauts living in the International Space Station spoke to Pope Francis in a unique and harmonious exchange of science and religion.

Italian priest Maurizio Pallu has been kidnapped by gunmen during a robbery in Nigeria's southern Benin City.

Two inmates took advantage of a lunch event held at the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, on 1 October to sneak out of the church and flee.

Survivors say Vatican has shown no real commitment to holding clergy abusers accountable.

Netflix has cast actor Jonathan Pryce for the role of Pope Francis alongside Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict in the new film The Pope.

New videos threaten terrorist carnage in Italy.

Charlie Gard and his cause have been exploited by right-wingers and fundamentalist Christians.

Move in line with Pope Francis teaching against 'habit of wasting and throwing away' says Vatican official.

More than 500 pupils were physically and sexually abused.

"To become the best of yourself, you must focus on your own potential and not on your own limits"

Close confidantes of the pope criticised 'evangelical fundamentalists' for a twisted reading of the Bible.

Cardinal Gerhard Muller was removed as the head of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Francis.

There is only one country in the world where women are restricted from voting.

Comments came as US and Russian leaders held their first official meeting at the G20 summit.

A spokeswoman for Pell said after his arrival in Australia that his return to the country should come as no surprise.

Warning: More handshake fails.

It could pave way for terminally ill baby to get treatment.

The 10-month-old's parents want to 'accompany and care' for their dying baby 'to the end'.

Cardinal Pell is the highest-ranked Vatican official to be charged for historical sex offences.

At least six of the 67 people killed from both sides of the political divide in Venezuela are reported to be children.

South Sudanese bishops invited the pontiff to Juba hoping he would spread a message of peace.