Vatican trial could effectively shield a child rapist from jail time in the Dominican Republic and Poland

The Vatican just reiterated it’s support for Palestine as an indipendent nation. Is Western Europe next?

Pope Francis said that he might retire in a few years, and shared 2 things he doesn't like about being pope

Pope Francis has called for societies and authorities in Ukraine, the Middle East and Iraq to stop their wars.

Pope Francis sent a message today in which he called on the international community to protect and shelter migrant children.

They have broken bread together, prayed together, and each ruled the Vatican respectively, but Pope Francis of Argentina and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI of Germany, find themselves in the middle of a soccer rivalry as their two countries meet in the World Cup Final on Sunday.

The Vatican has said that Pope Francis is unlikely to meet with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, to watch the World Cup match on Sunday.

Enrique Peña Nieto's health is rumored to be suffering, according to social media.

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

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

Recent reports have revealed the discovery of a 1500-year-old bible in Turkey. However a new article from the Vatican Insider of "La Stampa" claims that the 1500-year-old bible is a "probable forgery" and "hoax."

The Vatican has spoken out against the kidnapping of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, expressing "compassion" and "horror."

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has rejected claims by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the country is facing "insurgents."

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.

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."