Cardinal Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected in a surprise choice… Read More
3 months ago
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White smoke emerges, a new pope has been elected
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's… Read More
3 months ago
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an… Read More
3 months ago
Papal conclave: Cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome
All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect… Read More
3 months ago
Conclave to elect new pope to start on May 7, cardinals meet
Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the… Read More
3 months ago
Pope has scan due to flu, lung complications ruled out
Pope Francis went to a hospital in Rome on Saturday for a scan, which the… Read More
2 years ago
Sport in 2019: Ten offbeat stories
AFP Sport looks back at 10 of the best offbeat moments in sport in 2019 Read More
6 years ago
Pope slams nuclear deterrent, ‘unspeakable horror’ of Nagasaki
Pope Francis Sunday railed against atomic weapons, the nuclear deterrent and the growing arms trade,… Read More
6 years ago
Top pope aide convicted of child sex crimes
Australian Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis' closest advisors, has been found guilty of… Read More
6 years ago
Nun scolds bishops on abuse: ‘This storm will not pass’
“How could the clerical Church have kept silent, covering these atrocities? The silence, the carrying… Read More
6 years ago
Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for child sexual abuse
Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Roman Catholic church… Read More
6 years ago
60-year-old priest jailed for sexual abuse
A French priest was sentenced to five years, two without parole, for sexually assaulting four… Read More
7 years ago
Pope says abortion is like hiring ‘contract killer’
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer".… Read More
7 years ago
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
VATICAN CITY: The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on… Read More
7 years ago
Pope says church shamed by ‘repugnant’ Irish abuse
DUBLIN: Pope Francis marked the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years by acknowledging… Read More
7 years ago
Pope condemns ‘atrocities’ of US clerical child abuse
WASHINGTON: Pope Francis condemned Monday the "atrocities" revealed by a far-reaching US report into clerical… Read More
7 years ago
Pope appoints 14 new cardinals, including Pakistan’s Joseph Coutts
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals Thursday, a diverse selection from all over… Read More
7 years ago
Pope to appoint 14 new cardinals including one from Pakistan
Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will hold a meeting of the Church's top council… Read More
7 years ago
Pope becomes ice cream man for a day
Here’s the scoop: Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday… Read More
7 years ago
Pope acknowledges his ‘serious mistakes’ in Chile sexual abuse crisis
SANTIAGO/VATICAN: Pope Francis acknowledged on Wednesday that he had made “serious mistakes in judgment and… Read More
7 years ago