Pope Francis
After various years of involvement in pedophilia cases, the Catholic Church has decided to create a commission of experts to prevent the sexual abuse of minors by priests and provide support for those who have suffered from this abuse.
Latino religious and commercial groups from Chicago will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican next June, in what is expected will be a meeting where His Holiness will be asked to intercede in favor of illegal immigrants in the US.
The warmth and humility of Pope Francis continues to surprise thousands of people throughout the world, even those who don't profess the Catholic religion.
As every year, thousands of people gathered in Washington at the so-called "March for Life", an annual event to protest against abortions, a march that was supported by Pope Francis this year.
Pope Francis' first year at the helm of the Catholic Church could not have been better. With an authority stemming from the faithful and even among those who don't follow the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has given Catholicism a new face.
The POY is identified as the biggest newsmaker of the year. And if Miley Cyrus continues to play her cards right, she might just beat her illustrious co-contenders, which includes the much-admired Pope Francis and even Amazon’s innovative founder Jeff Bezos.
With barely nine months as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, the first non-European Pope in 1,200 years, has surprised both the faithful and those who are not.
The tragedy that took place on October 3 on the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, has once more highlighted some of the biggest problems that beset Europe: the extreme poverty of remote areas, mafias profiting from thousands of immigrants and the xenophobia present in many countries of the old continent.
To his audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church would not reject sinners, regardless if they are men, women, priests and Popes, according to information shared by La Tercera
A week after he offered a message of solidarity to the Mexican people affected by hurricanes Manuel and Ingrid, Pope Francis took concrete actions and donated $100,000 to help victims of the hurricanes which affected 22 states in Mexico.
This Monday, Sept 30, Pope Francis revealed the date when the Vatican will declare Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII as saints. The two popes will be declared saints on April 27, 2014.
Six months into his papacy, Pope Francis has once again shocked the Roman Catholic Church after making unorthodox comments about homosexuality, abortion and contraception.
The dramatic situation playing out in Mexico caused by hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel, storms which so far have taken the lives of 80 Mexicans, prompted Pope Francis to send a message of solidarity to the Mexican people in the face of these tragic events.
Pope Francis sent a letter to the mother of renowned Argentinian singer Gustavo Cerati, who has been in a deep coma since 2010, she revealed on a television show, Univisión reported.
Pope Francis ousts President Barack Obama.
