Pope Francis Offers Reduced Time In Purgatory For Catholics That Follow Him On Twitter

ONE HELL OF A DEAL! Salvation – or at least a shorter stay in Purgatory – might now be only a tweet away with news that Pope Francis is ...

Pope Meets Pope: Francis Tells Benedict 'We're Brothers'

Pope Francis has flown in for lunch with his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in a cliff-top castle outside Rome - the first such...

Papal Inauguration: Crowds Gather For Installation Of Pope Francis

Crowds have begun assembling in Rome, where Pope Francis is to celebrate his inaugural mass in the presence of political and religious le...

Pope Francis Faces First Diplomatic Test

China's angry reaction to Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's attendance at the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday is the f...

Cardinal Says Paedophilia Not A Criminal Condition

A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis has described paedophilia as a psychological illness and not "a criminal cond...

New Style Of Papacy: Pope Francis Pays Hotel Bill

On his first day as shepherd of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis picked up his luggage at a Vatican hotel, personally ...