Singapore’s president meets Pope Francis ahead of September visit
A little more than two months before his apostolic journey to the Southeast Asian city-state, Pope Francis received yesterday the...
Pope Francis makes first public greeting and blessing from hospital
Pope Francis greeted some three thousand faithful gathered in the square in front of the entrance to Rome's Gemelli hospital, saying...
Daytime vandalisation of Irish Carmelite monastery shocks locals
A group broke into an Irish Carmelite monastery during the daytime, vandalised its chapel and shouted slurs at the elderly nuns who lived there.
Online event to mark 5 years of “Amoris laetitia” and start of Family Year
An online event is taking place on 19 March in Rome, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris laetitia", a document on the beauty and joy of love in the family.
Priest donates his kidney to his brother, also a priest
Two parish priests in Singapore, who are brothers, are now recuperating after an operation in which the younger donated his kidney to his...
Thousands of people greet Pope as he arrives in Timor-Leste
Pope Francis arrives in the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, starting the third stop of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania...