Pope to Friars Minor: ‘The poor and the excluded are your teachers!’
Pope Francis sends a message to participants in the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor reminding them to always be witnesses of fraternity and a simple and joyful life as they gather to renew their vision and embrace the future.
Asia Bibi wants to be a voice for persecuted Christians around the world
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman once sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan but eventually freed, now wants to be a voice for Christians around the world.
Pope Francis released from hospital returns to Vatican
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has confirmed that the Holy Father was discharged from Agostino Gemelli Hospital shortly after 10.30 this morning.
Pope Francis to remain a few more days in hospital
Pope Francis will remain for a few more days at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital to complete his recovery. His thoughts go to the national football victories of Italy and Argentina and the meaning of sport and its values.
Pope Francis thanks everyone for “closeness and prayer”
Pope Francis sends his first tweet since last Sunday thanking well-wishers for their prayers and concern over his health and recovery.
Asia’s Catholic bishops hail Fr Stan as “martyr of the marginalized”
The Catholic bishops of Asia have expressed their sorrow at the death of jailed Indian Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy, hailing him as the “latest saint of modern India’s poor”.