Pope Francis

Let's build peace every day in 2017, says Pope Francis

Say 'no' to hatred and violence and 'yes' to fraternity and reconciliation, urges Pontiff
Carol Glatz

Don't push young people to the margins, urges Pope as 2017 begins

'We have condemned our young people to have no place in society,' Pontiff says at Vespers
Associated Press

I'm being forgotten because I'm not European, says Indian priest kidnapped by ISIS

In a video message Fr Tom Uzhunnalil says his health is deteriorating
Anto Akkara

Chinese leader tells Catholics: follow socialism, not the Vatican

Yu Zhengsheng said Catholics should 'adhere to the Sinicisation path of the religion'
Associated Press

Almost four million pilgrims visited the Vatican in 2016

There were two million fewer visitors compared to 2014, but slightly more than in 2015
Junno Arocho Esteves

Even complaining to God is a form of prayer, Pope says

Pontiff welcomes circus performers to last general audience of 2016
Junno Arocho Esteves

Ten memorable Catholic moments from 2016

From the murder of Fr Hamel to Cardinal Sarah's ad orientem appeal
Megan Griffiths

Full text: Pope Francis’s Urbi et Orbi message

The Pope said his Christmas message 'goes out to the ends of the earth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war'
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis wishes Christmas peace to those scarred by war

In his Urbi et Orbi blessing, the Pope called for an end to the fighting in Syria and other war-torn countries
Associated Press

We must free ourselves from materialism, Pope says at Midnight Mass

Christians must avoid being 'concerned for gifts but cold toward those who are marginalised'
Associated Press