VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has released a document in which he criticises the capitalist system that he’s experienced throughout his five-year papacy. 

ROME – The Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate, Monsignor Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for a period of fasting and prayer after the violence that led to the deaths of dozens of

ROME – Chilean-born activists and victims of sexual abuse, Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and José Andres Murillo, held a conference at the Foreign Press Association on Wednesday about their conv

VATICAN CITY – Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto was elected as the new Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta on Wednesday, following a year-long spell as interim leader, the Ord

ROME – The father of terminally ill Alfie Evans has acknowledged that the battle is over for the transfer of his son to Italy where he has been offered medical treatment, in a statement by the pare

Rome – Pope Francis will travel to Bari on 7 July to meet with the heads of Middle Eastern Churches and Christian communities for a day of prayer and reflection, according to Vatican officials.

ROME - Every year the Vatican celebrates the Feast of Saint George on April 23. It also happens to be the patron saint of Pope Francis, who’s baptismal name Jorge is the Spanish equivalent.

VATICAN CITY – During today’s General Audience at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis decided to focus on the topic of baptism.

VATICAN CITY – In his Apostolic Exhortation, Pope Francis warned Monday of the internet’s troubling capability to inhibit holiness, whilst focussing on the urgent need to support migrants, raising

ROME – Brother Anthony Freeman’s recent death came as a surprise for all when his body was discovered in his room on Easter Monday.

VATICAN CITY – This year’s Via Crucis, held annually at the Colosseum on Good Friday, will incorporate significant roles for students as Pope Francis hands over responsibilities to the younger gene

VATICAN CITY – Several pieces of plaster fell from Saint Peter’s Basilica, fortunately causing no harm, in a narrow escape for many tourists.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis was due to celebrate Maundy Thursday by visiting the Regina Coeli prison in Rome in the afternoon, symbolically washing the feet of inmates.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has accepted John McAreavey’s decision to resign from his position as Bishop of Dromore, following a request submitted at the beginning of the month.

VATICAN CITY – It was revealed on Wednesday that the Vatican’s head of the Secretariat for Communication, Monseigneur Dario Edoardo Viganò, had resigned following the furore surrounding the omissio

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis used a meeting with the youth at the pontifical college of Maria Mater Ecclesiae in Rome on Monday to launch a stern attack on the issues of human trafficking and prosti

VATICAN CITY – Tuesday marks the anniversary of Pope Francis’s first five years in office and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, used the occasion to p

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis was aware of claims of an alleged cover up of paedophilic abuse in Chile by Bishop Juan Barros as early as 2015, having received a letter from one of the abuse victims,

VATICAN CITY – Pro-Kurdish protesters and police scuffled near the CastelSantAngelo Monday, police said, as Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Pope Francis in an audience, making the first visit of a Tu