Use armed forces just for legitimate defence: Pope
Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defence, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said on Sunday, presiding over an outdoor mass despite a bout of bronchitis...
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Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church鈥檚 religious orders.
Pope slams 鈥榗ruelty鈥� of strike killing Gaza children
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as 鈥榗ruelty鈥�, a day after the territory鈥檚 rescue agency said an Israeli air strike killed seven children from one family.
Francis makes first visit by a pope to Corsica
Pope Francis arrived in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, on Sunday, with locals hotly anticipating the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.
Pope meets Abbas
Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, with whom he discussed the 鈥榮erious鈥� humanitarian situation.
Vatican launches 3Zero Club in Rome named after Pope Francis, Prof Yunus
The spiritual leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis and chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government professor Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a 鈥楶ope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club鈥� in Rome in an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity...
Pope offers refuge to Suu Kyi
Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar鈥檚 detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday.
Pope tells East Timor leaders to prevent 鈥榚very kind of abuse鈥� of young people
Pope Francis on Monday called for action on abuse of young people on a visit to East Timor, the Catholic-majority nation which has been rocked by child sex abuse cases...
Natural resources must benefit all: pope
Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the 鈥榚ntire community鈥� 鈥� a politically charged demand in a nation where many
Pope appeals for religious unity
Pope Francis appealed for religious unity on Thursday as he addressed tens of thousands of people at a football stadium after meeting faith leaders at Southeast Asia鈥檚 biggest mosque.
Pope makes appeal on extremism as he launches Asia tour
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old鈥檚 papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia...
Pope arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old鈥檚 papacy.
7 EU states ask Venezuela to publish voting records
Pope Francis on Sunday called for Venezuela to 鈥榮eek the truth鈥� after the disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, warning parties to avoid violence.
Pope deplores state of democracy
Pope Francis decried the state of democracy and warned against 鈥榩opulists鈥� during a short visit to Trieste in Italy鈥檚 northeast on Sunday ahead of a 12-day trip to...
Playful pope jokes with world鈥檚 comedians
Pope Francis on Friday clowned around with over 100 top global comedians including Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon before leaving to...
Pope Francis apologises over gay slur
Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.
Pope meets women prisoners in Venice
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the watery city representing the 87-year-old pontiff鈥檚 first trip...