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Thursday marks 12 years since Francis was elected as the successor to the German pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger.

The Pope has been receiving treatment at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since the middle of the month.

Pope Francis has repeatedly rejected rumours of his possible resignation.

Eight years age, the Pope resigned and lived behind the Vatican walls for almost a decade as a retired pope ...

Francis, who is 84, had part of a lung removed due to an illness in his 20s, so he would ...

The 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church was originally due to pronounce an evening prayer at Saint Peter’s Basilica on ...

The pope offers the prayers from the calm of a Vatican library due to COVID-19 precautions.

Maradona once gave the Pope a signed jersey with a dedication that read in Spanish: “To Pope Francis, with all ...

Pope Benedict celebrated his 93rd birthday under strict isolation due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The two leaders first met on November 25, 2013, and again on June 10, 2015.

During the Panama trip, the pope led a mass in which a young man denounced abortion as an act of ...

Mr Columbus, an Italian explorer, is credited with discovery of America in the 15th Century.

He said he was leaving in order not to “delay, damage or even block’ an ongoing reform.

The pope will visit the prison infirmary, wash the feet of 12 prisoners.

“From what I could know or guess, it will be a disaster."

The panel is tasked with looking into prevention and care for the victims of child sex abuse in the Catholic ...

The pope is currently on a six-day trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh and is scheduled to travel to Dhaka on ...

George Pella is the highest-ranking Vatican official to be charged with sexual abuse.

The Vatican City officially recognised Palestine as a sovereign state in 2016.

The Vatican is a sovereign state with its own judicial system and should the accused not appear in court, the ...

Mr. Dimitrov claimed that he was working in the Vatican for Bulgaria's secret service from 1974 to 1990.

In his homily, Francis, wearing white vestments, said Christmas is a time to remember that God's message of peace "is ...

Sean Brady would be replaced by his 52-year-old deputy, Monsignor Eamon Martin.

Tickets for the match will go on sale Friday ----------------------- A number of international football stars, including Argentina's Lionel Messi, ...

 The Pope would be visiting Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Israel from May 24 to May 26. Pope Francis would be ...