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Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan

Pope Francis arrives in Japan today, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear...

Disappointment for Beira cyclone victims hoping for Pope Francis visit

Maria da Paz prays silently on a pew near the altar of Beira cathedral. Tonight,...

Pope issues sweeping decree holding bishops accountable for sex abuse or cover-ups

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis introduced sweeping changes in Catholic Church law on...

Mozambique priest says pope to visit this year

A senior Mozambican priest said Sunday that Pope Francis will visit the southern African nation...

Victims testify at child sex abuse conference, Pope promises to fight ‘enemy within’

Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from...

Victims testify at child sex abuse conference, Pope promises to fight ‘enemy within’

Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from...

Chilean nuns find ‘relief’ in Pope’s recognition of Church abuse

Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago...

Group sees ‘disconnect’ between pope’s words, actions on sex abuse

A US-based group that compiles data on sex abuse by Catholic clerics and bishops accused...

Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope

A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written...

Pope denounces ‘scourge’ of human trafficking and slavery

Pope Francis urged governments to take decisive action against the $150 billion-a-year human trafficking business...

Pope decries ‘armed power’, Yemen war on UAE trip

Pope Francis denounced the "logic of armed power" in Yemen, Syria and other Middle East...

Pope Francis makes history with Muslim dialogue in UAE

Pope Francis, the first leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics to visit the Arabian...

Pope condemns ‘senseless’ stigmatizing of migrants

Pope Francis said it was "senseless and irresponsible" to stigmatize migrants and see all of...

Being ‘cool’ not enough,Pope tells young people in Panama

Pope Francis told a global gathering of young Catholics that meaningful service was key to...

Pope says killing of women has become ‘plague’ in Latin America

The head of the Catholic church urged Latin America's leaders on Thursday (January 24) to...

Pope says killing of women has become ‘plague’ in Latin America

Pope Francis urged Latin America's leaders on Thursday to shun corruption and tackle gang violence,...

Pope Francis greeted in Panama ahead of World Youth Day

Pope Francis, on his first trip to Panama and the first by a pope since...

Portugal: PR expects to hear “from the mouth” of the Pope that the next World Youth Days are in Lisbon

The President of the Republic said he hoped to hear "from the mouth of Pope...

Portugal: Pope will announce on January 27 if World Youth Days will be in Portugal

The secretary general of the Portuguese Bishops' Conference said that the pope will announce...

Pope bemoans disjointed world, praises unity over diversity

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year, bemoaned a lack of unity...

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