Pope Francis

Pope Francis has denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa, saying the rich world needs to realise that people are more precious than the minerals in the earth beneath them. Many tens of thousands of people cheered as…

Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday, hailing his “beautiful trip” to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation and its troubled neighbour South Sudan. Large crowds of…

Pope Francis led the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter’s Square, an event unprecedented in modern times. Red-clad cardinals, dignitaries and thousands of priests and…

Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. Benedict was pope from April 2005 until his surprise resignation in February 2013. On Wednesday, Pope Francis said Benedict was “very sick” and…

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has rebuked those that are extremely hungry for wealth and power to the detriment of others while asking them to imitate the Christian deity, Jesus Christ, who according to Biblical…

Pope Francis has urged people worldwide to celebrate Christmas more modestly and donate their savings to Ukraine. During a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, the head of the Catholic Church said people could cut back on…

Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church has for the first time directly appealed to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to stop the “spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, Al-Jazeera reported. In an address on Sunday dedicated to…

Pope Francis said Saturday he needed to slow down, telling reporters after a six-day Canada trip he could no longer maintain his hectic international travel schedule — while acknowledging he could also retire. “I don’t think I can go at…