Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests.
25 Feb 2019 8:32 AM
Pope Francis on Sunday compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church.
24 Feb 2019 5:09 PM
Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up.
23 Feb 2019 4:34 PM
Gucci forced to pull back 'blackface sweater' from stores after complaints.
07 Feb 2019 5:17 PM
Pope Francis admitted on Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church.
06 Feb 2019 10:04 AM
Those who fought in the trenches of World War One lived through an unimaginable hell, French President Emmanuel said.
11 Nov 2018 7:04 PM
The governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia, said the region's storm damage amounted to at least a billion euros (USD 1.1 billion).
04 Nov 2018 3:41 PM
Families carried children on their shoulders through streets, others opted to take off their shoes and wade through the water.
30 Oct 2018 11:15 AM
Most of those hurt, one seriously, suffered leg injuries after getting entangled in the escalator's mangled mechanics, Italian media added.
24 Oct 2018 10:25 AM
The UN aims to achieve a Zero Hunger world by 2030, but faces three obstacles: conflicts, climate change and an economic slowdown.
16 Oct 2018 5:59 PM
His comments departed from the prepared text for his homily delivered during his weekly audience on Saint Peter's Square.
10 Oct 2018 3:23 PM
A Vatican source and a Chinese priest said Holy See could win concessions by year end, though details of any agreement would be classified.
29 Sep 2018 11:56 AM
The Vatican hasn’t responded to the accusations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, but has promised 'clarifications'.
13 Sep 2018 2:39 PM
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, will attend the meeting.
12 Sep 2018 3:10 PM
Pope Francis added that ignoring a child who showed homosexual tendencies was an 'error of fatherhood or motherhood'.
28 Aug 2018 11:19 AM
'Pope Francis knew from at least June 23, 2013, that McCarrick was a serial predator. He knew that he was corrupt,' wrote Vigano.
27 Aug 2018 8:40 AM
Pope begged forgiveness for pain suffered by victims and said lay Catholics must be involved in any effort to root out abuse and cover-up.
20 Aug 2018 5:17 PM
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the flooding at St Peter's Square, the Vatican News reported.
19 Aug 2018 7:08 PM
Rescue efforts are heading into second night in Genoa after about 200-metre section of bridge fell away without warning on Tuesday.
16 Aug 2018 11:06 AM
More than 30 people were killed on Tuesday when a vast span of the Morandi bridge collapsed during a heavy rainstorm.
15 Aug 2018 12:53 PM