POPE FRANCIS IS CANONIZING SAINTS AT A RATE NOT SEEN SINCE JOHN PAUL II

Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa on Sunday, declaring the sainthood of a 20th-century figure renowned for her ministry to the poor and dying... READ MORE›

A marathon in Bangalore, India, last weekend turned into a fiasco as motorists ignored race cordons and runners became lost, writes Jason Koutsoukis... READ MORE›

HAILE GEBRSELASSIE JOINS KENYA'S RUNNING STARS IN 800KM MARCH FOR PEACE

In May, some 75 people were killed in just four days of cattle raids and revenge attacks... READ MORE›

POPES LETTERS SHOW A DEEP FRIENDSHIP WITH PHILOSOPHER

Toward the end of his life, John Paul reached out to Dr. Tymieniecka, reminiscing about his visit to her home near Pomfret, Vt... READ MORE›

BANGKOK HALF-MARATHON ORGANISERS ACCIDENTALLY ADDS 4 MILES TO ROUTE

Bangkok's popular half marathon was turned into a 17mile race at the weekend after organisers accidentally directed runners to take a U-turn at the wrong place... READ MORE›

POPE JOHN PAUL II RELIC STOLEN FROM COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

A cloth with a drop of the lateA Pope John Paul II's blood was stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said... READ MORE›

JOHN PAUL II'S 'INTENSE' FRIENDSHIP WITH WOMAN REVEALED IN SERIES OF LETTERS

Letters of correspondence between Pope John Paul II and a married Polish-born American woman reveal a close relationship which spans more than 30 years... READ MORE›

JOHN PAUL II HAD INTENSE FRIENDSHIP WITH MARRIED WOMAN

Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman that lasted over 30 years, according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown... READ MORE›

POPE JOHN PAUL II'S BLOOD STOLEN FROM COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

Berlin A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday... READ MORE›

SECRET LETTERS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II REVEAL 32-YEAR FRIENDSHIP WITH WOMAN

The Polish-born American philosopher first met Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, before he became Pope John Paul II in 1978... READ MORE›

CHURCH SHOULD SAY SORRY OVER GAYS

Pope Francis says that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from homosexuals for the way they have treated them... READ MORE›

POPE URGES SEVERE PUNISHMENT FOR PEDOPHILES AS DETAILS OF 2014 SLAYING OF GIRL 6 SHOCK ITALY

Pope Francis called for severe punishment for pedophiles on Sunday after new details emerged in Italy of the 2014 death of a 6-year-old girl who is alleg... READ MORE›

POPE FLIES 3 MIGRANT FAMILIES TO VATICAN

High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised the pope's gesture, calling it a powerful demonstration of solidarity... READ MORE›

POPE AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LEADER TO HOLD HISTORIC ENCOUNTER IN CUBA

The planned encounter next Friday between Francis and Patriarch Kirill I at Havana's airport also highlights apparent moves toward greater solidarity amid current worries... READ MORE›

AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, 'THE WHOLE WORLD IS AT WAR'

A Vatican official says a statement made by Pope Francis about Christmas festivities happening while the world is at war has been grossly mistranslated by media... READ MORE›

VOICE IS SOUGHT AT THE VATICAN ON REMARRIAGE

Homosexuality is regarded by the church as intrinsically disordered, a view that has left gay Catholics often sidelined, and gay couples feeling unacknowledged... READ MORE›

MARRIAGE IS FOREVER, POPE SAYS, AS CATHOLIC BISHOPS BEGIN HISTORIC TALKS ON CHANGE

A first meeting of bishops ended last October with no consensus on how to better welcome gays and divorced and civilly remarried Catholics in the church... READ MORE›

BEFORE POPE FRANCIS MET KIM DAVIS HE MET WITH GAY EX-STUDENT

Earlier on Friday, the Vatican said that Archbishop Vigano had arranged the pope's meetings in Washington, including the one with Ms. Davis... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS ASSURES ATHEISTS: YOU DONA??T HAVE TO BELIEVE IN GOD TO GO TO HEAVEN

Pope francis assures atheists you don't have to believe in god to go to heaven... READ MORE›

WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT

22 and plans to stop in Washington D.C. New York City and Philadelphia... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS IN CUBA: PONTIFF ARRIVES IN SANTIAGO - AS IT HAPPENED

Pope Francis in Cuba pontiff arrives in Santiago - as it happened... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS MEETS WITH FIDEL CASTRO DURING FOUR-DAY TOUR OF CUBA

On Tuesday morning Pope Francis will travel to the city of Santiago before the next leg of the tour takes him to the United States... READ MORE›