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".

The government of Spain has passed new restrictive abortion legislation stating a woman may only get an abortion in the case of rape or illness.

Pope Francis surprised 2,000 immigrants living in Rome with Christmas gifts that would allow them to connect with their families over the holiday.