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

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.

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.

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."

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.

An unidentified 51-year-old man set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square Thursday morning.

Pope Francis has allowed public viewing of relics said to belong to St. Peter for the fist time since the bones were found.

The Vatican misspells 'Jesus' on 6,200 commemorative coins.

Pope is on Twitter!

Pope John Paul II needs Pope Francis' approval and he will officially become a saint.

Prosecutors say Scarano was one of three men who planned to withdraw some 20 million euros ($26 million) belonging to members of the d'Amico shipping family from a Swiss bank account and carry it into Italy in a private jet to avoid customs fees on it.

"Just do good and we'll find a meeting point," the pope said of nonbelievers.

Pope exorcism video goes viral.

The Vatican does not recognize Mexico's Santa Muerte as a Saint.

Roberto Octavio González Nieves has refused the Vatican's request for him to step down.

Pope Benedict XVI returns to live at the Vatican alongside his successor Pope Francis I.

San Juan de Puerto Rico's archbishop has been asked to step down. What has motivated the Vatican's decision?

Pope Francis supports the Vatican's decision to crackdown on nuns in the U.S.

Pope Francis, who has said he wants the Catholic Church to be a model of austerity and honesty, could restructure or even close the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of its troubled bureaucracy, Vatican sources say.

Former Pope Benedict XVI has resigned. He is the first Pope to do so in 600 years.