During a live broadcast from the library of the Apostolic Palace yesterday, the Pope said he did not want “this sorrow, this epidemic, to make us forget the poor Syrians who are suffering on the border of Greece and Turkey”. Thousands of men, women and children have crowded the Turkish side of the Greek border after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the border to refugees and migrants... 

The head of the Italian League party, Matteo Salvini, has playfully mocked the Pope’s viral New Year’s handshake faux pas with a tongue-in-cheek recreation, spreading mirth online to wrap up the festive season. Pope Francis would clearly have rathered a different end to 2019 but was instead embroiled in a controversy, albeit minor, on December 31, when he appeared to slap away a rather overly... 

Pope Francis described violence against women as “a blasphemy against God.” A day earlier, the frustrated pontiff slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him towards her. Pope Francis issued a rare public apology on Wednesday for slapping the hand of a pilgrim who grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her. The apology came as the pontiff used his New Year’s Day homily to condemn... 

Footage shows Pope Francis slapping a woman’s hand in response to her grabbing his hand and yanking him toward her. Making an appearance at the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday, 83-year-old Pope Francis was greeted by thousands of tourists and Romans. When the woman tugged at the Pope, he struck her hand twice in an attempt to free his own hand and scowled as he walked away. It’s... 

Pope Francis has promised that your favorite pooch will have a spot in heaven, along with all other animals. He made the vow while comforting a little boy mourning the loss of his dog, according to media reports. During his weekly address in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, the pope told the boy that “paradise is open to all of God’s creatures.” “One day, we will see our animals... 

Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the start of a “constructive dialogue” in Ukraine, releasing two white doves to symbolize the hope for peace. However, the doves were immediately attacked by a crow and a seagull. Addressing tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square for the Pope’s weekly Angelus prayer, the pontiff said that his thoughts and prayers were with... 

A bizarre video has emerged of Pope Francis appearing to perform an exorcism on a man in St Peter’s Square. The footage was shot following Pentecostal mass on Sunday 19th May. The clip shows a priest explaining something to Pope Francis about the man, who is in a wheelchair, before the Pope becomes serious and places his hands firmly on the man’s head. While pushing the man down into his chair,...