Pope Francis sparked controversy after reportedly using an offensive gay slang word during a meeting with Italian bishops.

Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have "the courage to raise the white flag".

Liberal incumbent pope asks God to comfort and support retired conservative pope until ‘the end’

The Pope is making a historic visit to offer a formal apology on Canadian soil for the harms done by Catholic-run residential schools across the country.

The Pope has blasted couples who have pets instead of children, calling not wanting to have a child a “form of selfishness”.

Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq for the first ever papal visit there, and his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The former Pope Benedict XVI, 93, is reportedly seriously ill after returning to the Vatican from a trip to Germany to visit his brother.