Is Pope Francis stepping down? Rumours about future of pontiff grow
Speculation in Italian media suggests the 85-year-old might resign.
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Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle as the Sistine Chapel choir sang Noel.
Pope Francis 'planning trip' to North Korea
The Pope will travel to Hungary and Slovakia and now his sights set on North Korea.
'The pope needs your prayers': Pope Francis hospitalised
It's the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013.
Girl experimented on by Nazis used Auschwitz tattoo to find long-lost mum
"I remember the pain, and [Josef Mengele's] cold gaze and his highly polished boots."
God 'cannot bless sin': Vatican bars gay union blessing
The Vatican holds that gay people must be treated with dignity and respect.
Pope treads new ground in Iraq
Editorial: The visit to Iraq shows the power of personal example.
Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication
Pell and his supporters believe he was scapegoated for clergy sexual abuse in Australia.
Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report
Polish bishops defend St John Paul II for his treatment of former cardinal Theo McCarrick.
Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions
'Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God.'
Virus fears for Pope after meeting George Pell
Close guards for the Pontiff have tested positive for Covid-19.
Vatican cardinal pushes back after pope fires him in scandal
It's alleged he embezzled Holy See money but has denied he did anything wrong.
A most exclusive club: The 8 other countries that beat Covid-19
NZ joins an exclusive club of nine countries that have beaten Covid-19 cases down to zero.
Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ Catholics to celebrate Easter in front of screens at home
Covid-19 puts a stop to Good Friday processions and Easter Masses in churches.
Pope tested for coronavirus - results come back 'negative'
Pope Francis appeared ill while taking part in an evening Mass on Ash Wednesday.
Watch: Pope slaps pilgrim in shocking New Year incident
Francis forcefully extracts himself from women's grasp.
Book: Vatican facing financial crisis after sex scandals
Donations to the Catholic Church have plunged in the wake of sex abuse scandals.
NZ bishop resigns: Second woman makes allegation
Catholic Church is giving support to the young complainant and her family.
NZ Catholic bishop offers resignation to the Pope
A Catholic bishop has offered his resignation to the pope.
Grandfather's claims Lourdes holy water cured his cancer will be tested by doctors
Grandfather believes holy water cured his inoperable cancer.
Search for missing teen in Vatican cemetery unearths thousands of bones
New York Times: Search for the missing girl led to building near a Vatican City cemetery.
Could grisly Vatican find be missing girl?
Just days after search for missing teen seemingly went cold, bones have been found.
Missing girl case uncovers a new mystery: Empty Vatican tombs
New York Times: One of Italy's most enduring mysteries has taken another strange turn.
Church under fire: How Pell decision could tear the Vatican apart
Battle against the sexual abuse crisis in the Vatican deepens after Pell's guilty verdict.
Organisers of Pope Francis summit to meet with sex abuse survivors
Activists have demanded an end to decades of cover-ups by church leaders.
Vatican official who handled sex abuse cases is accused of sex abuse
The Vatican official has quit two months after being accused of sexual abuse.
Six-year-old interrupts Vatican ceremony - and Pope Francis doesn't mind
The young boy ran on stage during Pope Francis' general audience.
The Pope suggests the Devil is behind sex abuse cover-up scandal
The head of the Catholic church said the Devil "had it in" for bishops.
'We showed no care for the little ones'
No effort to be spared to tackle Catholic Church's abuses, Pope says in letter.
Vatican's 'shame and sorrow'
Statement says Pope on victims' side following report on decades of abuse.
Vatican City still has no policy to fight clergy sex abuse
Pope Francis is addressing sex abuse in the Catholic Church, but not in Vatican City.
Pope compares abortion to Nazi crimes
Pope Francis has denounced abortion in no uncertain terms.
Church weighs sweeping reform
Archbishops refuse to break the seal of confession to reveal child abuse.