Rome - Mike Haines, the brother of David Haines who was murdered by ISIL in September 2014, attended the General Audience of Pope

 ROME– The international movement We are the Church is demanding epochal change in Roman Catholicism.

 PERTH -Death and satire are no strangers- As early as the 7th century BC Archilochus’ satire was thought demonic with power to kill its intended

VATICAN CITY – The White House has thanked Pope Francis for his personal involvement in the historic agreement between the US and Cuba, which the pontiff declared a “noble” achievement on Thursday.

VATICAN CITY – St Peter’s Square hosted a crowd of well-wishers who danced a tango in honour of the Pontiff’s 78^th birthday on Wednesday.

VATICAN CITY – At over 25 metres high, the Calabrian Christmas tree which was installed at St Peter’s on Thursday dominates the iconic square.

ROME – Pope Francis lashed out Thursday at what he said were the “market priorities” and the “primacy of profit” hindering the struggle against hunger and denutrition among the world’s poor.

VATICAN CITY – Liverpudlian Archbishop Paul Gallagher has been appointed as the new head of foreign affairs in a re-shuffle at the top of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY – The currently expensive and controversial process of marriage annulment in the Catholic Church is to be reformed, announced Pope Francis on Wednes

VATICAN CITY – “This was not a dignified death,” said the Vatican on Tuesday of the case of Brittany Maynard, whose death sparked a global debate on euthanasia.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis used his General Audience on Wednesday morning to call for the international community to use “all force necessary” to tackle Ebola.

VATICAN CITY – As Pope Francis’ landmark family synod draws to a close, the Vatican prepares for the beatification of Pope Paul VI on Sunday.