Pope Francis

Merkel: Pope urged me to fight for Paris climate deal

The Vatican said the talks focused on the need for the international community to combat poverty, hunger, terrorism and climate change

Associated Press

Church offers counselling to children affected by Grenfell Tower fire

"What they have witnessed was incredibly shocking. Television and media can only touch on it."

New members of Vatican pro-life academy have defended abortion and contraception

Avraham Steinberg has approved of abortion in some cases, while Fr Maurizio Chiodi says contraception may be permissible

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Vatican supports new elections to solve Venezuela crisis

Cardinal Pietro Parolin spelt out the Holy See's position in a letter to former heads of state

Junno Arocho Esteves

St John Paul II 'asked aides if he should resign but was advised against it'

Officials and friends said that as the Holy Father he should carry on his mission until the end, his secretary has recalled

Associated Press

Papal almoner gives up flat for a Syrian refugee family

Archbishop Krajewski, who now sleeps in his office, said offering his flat 'doesn't cost me anything'

The war we’re not fighting against ISIS

Islamic extremists recruit their fighters with slick propaganda about Christian history. Exposing the lies should be part of our strategy

A papal headache

few catholics outside nigeria will be familiar with the diocese of ahiara. but it has probably caused more heartache for the pope than any o...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

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