A French priest, who meted out treatment to homosexual male seminarians for decades, is now being accused of having sexually abused them himself.
The Catholic act of penance is typically conducted in private, but 16 teenagers confessed their sins publicly to Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square.
Last month, the Pontiff decided to join Instagram, taking the media by storm when he acquired over a million followers within the first 12 hours.
Pope Francis recently washed and kissed the feet of 12 migrants from eight nations with hope of bringing together different religions and cultures.
The BBC accessed hundreds of letters and photos that narrate the story of Pope John Paul II’s intense 30-year friendship with an American academic.
A treaty aiding the relationship between Palestine and the Holy See came into effect this month, making the Vatican’s recognition of the state de facto.
Mother Teresa has been declared a Catholic Saint after Pope Francis recently approved her second miracle, which was necessary for her canonization.
The Institute for the Works of Religion, also known as the Vatican Bank, recently revealed that it witnessed a twentyfold increase in profits in 2014.
Pope Francis recently held a private meeting with France’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican, the French government clarified on April 22.
The Pope debunked modern theories that accept people’s gender identities to coexist along a wide spectrum by comparing them to nuclear weapons.
