In America's birthplace, pope gives pep talk to immigrants
World 11:24 27/09/2015A day before wrapping up his first U.S. visit, the 78-year-old Argentine pontiff also used his trip to Philadelphia to promote religious freedom as a fundamental right but condemned the use of religion as a pretext for hatred and brutality
Pope says 'critical moment' in climate change fight
World 22:14 23/09/2015Pope Francis said Wednesday the world was facing a "critical moment" in the fight against climate change, welcoming US President Barack Obama's efforts to curb air pollution
Pope creates tribunal to judge bishops who cover up sex abuse
World 21:00 10/06/2015It follows a recommendation from the Vatican's child protection panel, a body which includes victims of paedophile priests and was set up last year with a brief to root out sex abuse in the Catholic Church
Pope to visit Cuba in September, says Vatican
World 21:00 22/04/2015His visit to the island that has many Roman Catholics will be the third by a pope after Jean Paul II in 1998 and Benedict XVI in 2012.
Pope Francis may make S.Korea his first Asia visit in August
World 22:10 22/01/2014Father Federico Lombardi said the pontiff was also weighing visits to the Philippines and Sri Lanka, though these would not take place this year.
Pope removes cardinals in shake-up of Vatican bank
Economy 22:35 15/01/2014It was his latest move to get to grips with an institution that has often been an embarrassment for the Holy See and which he has vowed to either reform or close.
Pope Francis named Time's Person of the Year
World 20:30 11/12/2013Time magazine named Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, crediting him with shifting the message of the Catholic Church while capturing the "imaginations of millions" who had become disillusioned with the Vatican
