Pope appeals for calm amid Sudan violence Pope Francis has appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum last week. World • 09 Jun 19
Pope Francis approves new wording for the Lord's Prayer Pope Francis has approved a change to the wording of the Lord's Prayer after what was described as a 'flawed translation' from the original Greek ... News • 11 Jun 19
Pope seeks forgiveness for mistreatment of Roma people Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people. World • 02 Jun 19
Pope denies he knew of cardinal's sexual misconduct Pope Francis has denied he knew about sexual misconduct by former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick before the start of Church investigations that found him guilty. World • 29 May 19
US abuse victims sue Vatican to name predatory priests Five Americans who say they were sexually abused by Catholic priests have filed a lawsuit against the Vatican to compel the church to open its ... US • 15 May 19
Pope urges leaders to bring peace to Libya and Syria Pope Francis has urged world leaders to try again to bring peace to Libya and in Syria, where millions of refugees and people displaced by ... World • 21 Apr 19
Martin appointed as Apostolic Administrator for Dromore In a move unprecedented in modern Irish Catholic Church history, Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, as Apostolic Administrator of the ... Ireland • 15 Apr 19
Catholic Archbishop of Guam removed from office The Catholic Archbishop of the US island territory of Guam, Anthony Apuron, has been definitively convicted of sexual abuse of minors and removed from office, ... World • 04 Apr 19
Atlanta's Wilton Gregory named as Washington archbishop Pope Francis has named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new head of the Catholic Church in Washington DC, the Vatican said. US • 04 Apr 19
Catholic Church must acknowledge history of abuse Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church has to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its ... World • 02 Apr 19
Physical barriers will not solve migration issue - Pope Pope Francis has said that problems of migration would never be resolved by physical barriers but instead required social justice and correcting the world's economic ... World • 30 Mar 19
Pope addresses mystery over ring-kissing 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 ... News Lens • 28 Mar 19
Pope really doesn't want people to kiss his ring Footage of Pope Francis pulling his hand away as a series of well wishers attempt to kiss his ring has gone viral. News Lens • 26 Mar 19
Pope accepts resignation of cardinal over abuse charges Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago and the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church in Chile, ... World • 23 Mar 19
Cardinal George Pell jailed for child sexual abuse Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys, in what the judge lambasted as a ... World • 13 Mar 19
Vatican to open secret archives of Pope Pius XII Pope Francis has announced that he has decided to open fully the Vatican's secret archives on the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII, something which ... World • 04 Mar 19
Vatican to open investigation into Cardinal Pell The Vatican's doctrinal department will open its own investigation into accusations against Cardinal George Pell, who was found guilty of sexual abuse of minors in ... World • 27 Feb 19
Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes Australian Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes. World • 26 Feb 19
Pope declares war on abuse, some victims feel betrayed Pope Francis ended his conference on the sexual abuse of children by clergy today by calling for an "all-out battle" against a crime that should ... World • 24 Feb 19
Summit must force church to confront 'enemy within' Religious and Social Affairs Correspondent Joe Little has been monitoring the Vatican's four-day child protection summit Analysis and Comment • 24 Feb 19
Testimonies have brought us to our knees - archbishop Archbishop Eamon Martin has told a landmark Vatican summit on tackling clerical sexual abuse that testimony from abuse survivors has 'brought all of us to ... World • 23 Feb 19
Abuse conference hears church must fight 'enemy within' Pope Francis has promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests will result from a major conference on abuse that he opened this ... World • 21 Feb 19
Pope's approach to clerical sex abuse criticised Two cardinals have criticised Pope Francis's approach to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, saying "abuse of power" was not to blame but homosexuality. World • 05 Mar 19
Silence on Catholic Church abuse scandal 'no-go' option An organiser of this week's summit of Catholic Church leaders on clerical child sexual abuse has warned that silence about the scandal is a "no-go" ... World • 18 Feb 19
Vatican defrocks former US cardinal over abuse scandal Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Catholic Church, over accusations American Theodore McCarrick sexually abused a teenager 50 years ... World • 16 Feb 19
