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Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body

Previously all-male Council for the Economy consists of 15 posts, now the seven-member lay portion consists of six women and one man

Put aside weapons of war so peace can flourish, pope urges

Pope Francis sends message commemorating 75th anniversary of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

Pope Francis highlights Church’s social teachings in healing world

Faith, hope, and charity are much more than feelings or attitudes, pope says

Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for maritime workers

Without the people of the sea, many parts of the world would starve, pope says

Vatican says retired Pope Benedict’s condition ‘not particularly worrying’

Clarification came hours after biographer sparked alarm by saying he found the 93-year-old retired pope exceptionally frail during visit

Pope urges youth to reach out to elderly

Pontiff made the call as Catholics observe memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the ‘grandparents’ of Jesus

Vatican issues guidelines on how to handle reports of clergy abuse...

Document is a ‘step-by-step’ guide for church leaders from the time a crime is reported ‘to the definitive conclusion of a case’

Vatican official calls for action to fight hunger

In 2019 an estimated 690 million people went hungry, due to this year’s pandemic that number is expected to rise by between 83 and 132 million

Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by Hagia Sophia’s conversion to mosque

Since 1935, Hagia Sophia had served as a symbol of secularization as well as unity, being open to members of all faiths

Pope Francis backs UN call for global ceasefire

Pontiff hopes UN decision will be implemented effectively and promptly for the sake of people suffering worldwide

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