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Pope Francis approved sainthood for Mother Teresa, the missionary nun who became a global if controversial symbol of compassion for her care of the sick and destitute.

• 15 марта 2016, 17:32

Pope Francis hailed Africa as "a continent of hope" as he toured Uganda on the second leg of a landmark trip that has seen him railing against corruption and poverty.

• 28 ноября 2015, 12:47

Pope Francis offered a surprise public apology from the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican, from gay sex to drug use.

• 15 октября 2015, 15:20

Pope Francis deplored the "escalation of violence affecting innocent civilians" in the Middle East, from Syria to Iraq, Jerusalem and the West Bank, and urged the international community to act.

• 09 октября 2015, 16:57

Pope Francis celebrated a giant outdoor mass in Philadelphia, bringing to a close an electrifying US tour with an appeal for unity and family love, having met victims of church sex abuse.

• 28 сентября 2015, 16:16

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said he thinks Pope Francis is wrong on climate change.

• 25 сентября 2015, 15:58

Pope Francis headed for Cuba on the first-leg of a trip that will also take him to the United States for his most high-profile overseas visit to date.

• 19 сентября 2015, 15:58

Pope Francis says he has felt "used" by people claiming to be his friend since he became pontiff, in a radio interview touching on the personal side of his papacy.

• 15 сентября 2015, 11:00

Pope Francis called on every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family, saying the Vatican's two parishes would lead by example.

• 07 сентября 2015, 15:08

Pope Francis will lead a vast procession of thousands through Central Park during his historic visit to the United States later this month.

• 02 сентября 2015, 10:05

It seems not even bombastic billionaire Donald Trump would go so far as to snatch something so close to the heart of Pope Francis.

• 29 августа 2015, 14:41

Pope Francis has established an annual day of global prayer "for the Care of Creation" to boost support for the environment.

• 11 августа 2015, 14:40

Pope Francis greeted Bolivians with a message of inclusio, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent.

• 09 июля 2015, 14:28

Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass with hundreds of thousands of faithful under scorching heat in Ecuador, highlighting the importance of family on his return to his home region.

• 07 июля 2015, 11:53

Pope Francis embarks on an eight-day visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, three of South America's 'peripheral' countries which share common challenges in addressing poverty.

• 03 июля 2015, 14:21

President Barack Obama praised the pope's call for action on climate change and said the United States should lead global efforts to cut carbon pollution and bolster clean energy sources.

• 19 июня 2015, 14:03

Pope Francis will call on the world's leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-anticipated thesis on the environment.

• 18 июня 2015, 12:56

Pope Francis flies into Sarajevo bearing a message of reconciliation 20 years after peace accords which ended Bosnia's war but left the country divided on ethnic lines

• 04 июня 2015, 15:43

Pope Francis will not be attending the event: Vice Minister of Culture and Sports.

• 03 июня 2015, 13:48

Pope Francis was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, days after the Vatican said it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine.

• 16 мая 2015, 15:21