Pope Francis

The Vatican has found Mexican priest Eduardo Mendoza Cordova guilty of sexual abuse of minor.

The pope also repeated his openness to dialogue on the question of celibacy for Catholic priests.

Pope Francis urged Mexican bishops to "be with the people" in their work.

The pope also called for individuals to "share with complete freedom the goods which God’s providence has placed in our hands, material goods but also intellectual and spiritual ones."

Pope Francis has declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II as saints and oredered them to be "devoutly honored" by the whole of the Catholic Church.

John Paul II and John XXIII will be canonized tomorrow. The first time two popes will be canonized simultaneously.

The canonization of Popes John XXIII and John II is to be presided over by Pope Francis and Benedict XVI, however, the event is going to be followed by millions.

Pope Francis has delivered a sermon at the Vatican calling for peace across the earth in conflicts "small or great, old or new."

Pope Francis gave mass in St. Peter's Basilica in honor of Palm Sunday. He remembered John Paul II and even posed for "selfies."

Pope Francis is asking for forgiveness for sexual abuse of children by the Catholic clergy.

"I urge you not to get stuck in the conflict of the moment but open yourselves to one another to become true builders of peace," said Pope Francis.

Nicolás Maduro has invited Cardinal Pietro Parolin to be one of the mediators during the talks he will be holding with opposition leaders which begin tomorrow.

Queen Elizabeth II has had her first official meeting with Pope Francis during a whirlwind visit to Rome.

Mario Vargas Lopez, who spent five months in a Louisiana detention center, has been released after posting bond. His 10-year-old daughter had jumped a barrier at the Vatican to ask Pope Francis to help put a stop to deportations.

Pope Francis has met with President Barack Obama in the Pontiff's private chambers at the Vatican for the first time since Francis was elected a year ago.

German customs officials have seized a shipment of cocaine that was intended for the Vatican: officers at Liepzig airport found 12 ounces of coke.

The pope has been outspoken on the mistreatment of immigrants in the past, calling the death of hundreds of African migrants off the coast of Italy a "disgrace" this summer.

March 13 marks a year since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina was elected Pope and took the name Francis I. We celebrate with 15 of his most memorable quotes.

Pope Francis has confirmed that an image of the 'Virgen de los Angeles,' the patron saint of Costa Rica, will be enthroned inside the Vatican.

Watch video footage of Pope Francis dropping the F-Bomb by accident.

Pope Francis has weighed in on the protests in Venezuela, calling for "hostilities and violence to cease immediately"

Pope Francis' Harley-Davidson motorcyle has sold at a charity auction in Paris for 241,500 eurs ($327,000) at Bonhams auction sale.

Jose Mujica, the President of Uruguay, today explained his admiration for Pope Fancis, whom he "applauds" for his reformist style.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi dismissed the 7,700-word profile as without merit, calling it "superficial journalism."

Pope Francis has landed on the cover of another magazine. This time it’s Rolling Stone, which devotes almost 8,000 words to the “people’s pope.”

A Salvadorean nun in Italy has given birth after she felt stomach cramps and was rushed to hospital.

A report signed by 169 organizations and individuals in Mexico accuses the Catholic Church there of protecting the institution's image at the expense of victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests. A UN Commission cited it on Thursday while grilling Vatican officials on their response to scandals.

Pope Francis has invited couples who are engaged to join him in a private audience at the Vatican on February 14 2014.

Pope Francis has named 4 new Cardinals to oversee the Vatican Bank in his continuing effort to improve the state of the Church.

The Nobel laureate called on the Pope to replace López Rodríguez, a cardinal from the Dominican Republic who this summer generated controversy for calling the US ambassador to his country a "faggot".