THE LATEST POPE FRANCIS NEWS FROM MAILONLINE

Eva Longoria gushes that she is 'blessed' as she shares a precious moment with Pope Francis after heading to Rome during Italian getaway with fiance Jose Antonio Baston

30/03/16 21:22

27/03/16 18:28

Speaking from St Peter's Basilica, the Pope remembered the 31 victims of the Brussels atrocities, as well as those who have lost their lives in terror attacks in Turkey, Nigeria, Chad and Iraq.

26/03/16 02:07

The 79-year-old pontiff made the stirring address at Rome's historic Colosseum after leading a procession of thousands to mark Good Friday. Earlier today, he lay face down to pray in the Vatican.

25/03/16 18:32

Five-year-old Lizzy Meyers, of Lexington, Ohio, will be visiting the Vatican next week for a private meeting with the pope alongside her parents and three-year-old sister Makayla.

22/03/16 17:04

Pope Francis will perform the ceremony on Thursday in an asylum seeker centre outside Rome to highlight the inaction of EU governments in dealing with the current refugee crisis from the Middle East.

20/03/16 18:23

The Pope, speaking during a Palm Sunday service in St Peter's square, told his congregation 'so many' were failing to take responsibility, blaming the reaction on 'indifference'.

19/03/16 22:34

The pontiff shared his first photo this morning - a serene image of himself deep in prayer, captioned 'pray for me'. He already has over 58,000 followers on the photo-sharing service.

19/03/16 16:34

Peter Bryan Wells, from America and Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, from Spain were appointed to their new roles this morning at St Peter's Basillica, by the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

15/03/16 14:07

The move comes 19 years after the death of the missionary nun who dedicated most of her adult life to working with the poor of Kolkata, India.

14/03/16 09:30

Pope Francis showed more of his characteristic generosity by donating copies of St Luke to celebrate his election anniversary in the Vatican today.

13/03/16 00:55

Pope Francis will visit the former Nazi death camp in southern Poland on July 29, on the third day of his visit to the country. He will be the third pontiff to visit the camp, following John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

06/03/16 12:08

Officials and witnesses said gunmen entered the facility in Aden, Yemen run by a charity established by Mother Teresa and handcuffed the victims before shooting them in the head.

04/03/16 17:57

Pope Francis described the influx of migrants into Europe as an 'Arab invasion' before explaining that the new arrivals will enhance Europe for the better.

29/02/16 21:46

Cardinal George Pell has arrived at a Rome hotel to answer more questions about what he knew of sexual abuse by pedophile priests and brothers in Victoria in the 1970s.

28/02/16 17:47

Greece warned that tally of refugees on its soil could triple next month as a result of a cap imposed by Balkan countries. The Pope praised Greece and said a concerted response is needed.

27/02/16 22:29

Miriam Wuolou, a 34-year-old of Eritrean origin, was seven-months pregnant when her body was discovered at her small apartment on the outskirts of Rome, Italy.

25/02/16 01:35

Miriam Wuolou, a 34-year-old of Eritrean origin, was seven-months pregnant when her body was discovered at her small apartment on the outskirts of Rome, Italy.

19/02/16 23:24

Donald Trump was handed a political victory by the Pope today as the Vatican issued a hasty climbdown, saying calling his views 'not Christian' should not be seen as a personal attack.

19/02/16 15:36

A man who lives behind Vatican Walls so high and wide, wants to lecture the American people on who is godly and who isn’t? With your pedo priests and wall of silence about them? Really?

19/02/16 13:34

Trump told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a presidential town hall that the statement from the Pontiff was 'probably a little nicer' than was reported, but then mentioned his 'big wall'.

19/02/16 12:52

The billionaire media mogul told Trump to 'calm down' in a Tweet defending two of his media empire's outlets, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, which had been attacked by The Donald.

19/02/16 12:21

The Pope has been slammed for branding Donald Trump 'not Christian' over his plans to build a wall on the Mexico border when Vatican City is surrounded by a wall

19/02/16 03:10

The health crisis has put pressure on Church teachings, particularly in Latin America, where abortion is now being debated more openly even in some conservative countries.

19/02/16 00:28

Pope Francis has branded Donald Trump 'not Christian' for his plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico saying Christians 'build bridges' not walls.

18/02/16 23:57

The Pope spoke to 3,000 inmates inside the Ciudad Juarez jail, Mexico, many of whom are members of the notorious Barrio Azteca cartel who rule the prison with an iron first and guards too scared to stop.

18/02/16 18:31

The band, from Peru, performed in front of Pope Francis at the end of his five-day tour of Mexico. Their music video of 'Trust in God' made the group called 'The Servants' an overnight sensation.

18/02/16 05:03

Pope Francis has told prisoners in a notorious Mexican prison to become 'prophets' and to use their experiences through 'hell' to help the country break its cycle of violence.

17/02/16 16:25

The Pontiff was at a stadium in the western city of Morella on Tuesday greeting fans when one person pulled at his robe and caused him to crash down into a wheelchair-bound man.

17/02/16 16:17

Aircraft captain Massimiliano Marselli warned air traffic controllers in Mexico City that his Alitalia jet, which was carrying Pope Francis', was hit by the green laser beam.

17/02/16 11:35

Cancer patient Alexia Garduño (pictured), 15, who moved Pope Francis to tears with her rendition of Ave Maria at a hospital in Mexico, has never taken singing lessons, MailOnline can reveal.

16/02/16 05:44

The Pope's visit to San Cristobal de las Casas, which occurs at the midway mark of his five-day trip to Mexico, is also aimed at boosting the faith in the least Catholic state in the country.

15/02/16 15:34

In Pope Francis' last formal appointment of his second full day in Mexico, he visited a pediatric hospital where he kissed dozens of sick children and even dished out medicine.

14/02/16 21:22

Pope Francis has held Mass in front of 300,000 people in a murder-ridden suburb of Mexico City, and urged them to create a country free of emigration and 'merchants of death'. 

14/02/16 12:13

Pope Francis looked visibly tired as he wrapped up first full day in Mexico that saw him greeting adoring crowds but also giving stern words of criticism to the political and religious elite.

14/02/16 06:39

While the Pope's greetings for the assembled faithful were warm, his words for Mexico's political elite and bishops were somewhat sterner, with criticisms of corruption and ignoring the needy.

13/02/16 09:21

Workers have spent two months revamping the locations Pope Francis will visit later this month in the hope he will leave with a good impression of one of Mexico City's most dangerous districts.

13/02/16 07:37

Pope Francis has met with the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, at Havana's International Airport, looking to heal a 1,000-year-old rift in Christianity before touring Mexico.

11/02/16 00:08

The 1,142 'super confessors' have been given the power to pardon the worst sins to mark the Vatican's Jubilee year in a bid to win back the hearts of people who have left the Catholic church.

10/02/16 14:15

The German Chancellor reportedly made the call after the Pope delivered a withering attack on a 'haggard' Europe in a November 2014 address.

09/02/16 21:15

Luis Nobre (pictured), 49, splurged millions of the cash while living in a five-star London hotel then fled to Switzerland, leaving his girlfriend and their newborn baby with the £130,000 bill.

03/02/16 18:55

Pope Francis grinned as he watched the group carry out a brief dance routine while he held court at his weekly public event in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, this morning.

02/02/16 10:05

Pope Francis will mark his acting debut in Beyond the Sun, a new religious film aimed at children, in which he will tell them 'how and where to find Jesus', according to Italian producers.

29/01/16 04:52

The Hollywood star met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday to discuss the environment. Leonardo also gave the pontiff a check from his charitable foundation.

22/01/16 15:01

Pope Francis said on Friday as he met Apple boss Tim Cook that the Internet, social networks and text messages were 'a gift of God' if used wisely.

21/01/16 21:50

Previously only men took take part in the service four days before Easter in which a priest washes the feet of 12 people to celebrate Jesus' humility, but the Pope wants it to include 'all people of God'.

21/01/16 12:11

A custom-made black Fiat 500L that was created for the Papal visit to the U.S. last year and was used to transport Pope Francis is set to go under the hammer at the Philadelphia Auto Show.

20/01/16 22:24

Pietro Maso, who was released in 2013 and now lives in Milan in northern Italy, spent more than two decades in jail for killing his parents in 1991 at the age of 20.

18/01/16 15:40

Mother-of-two Princess Charlene of Monaco, 37, was joined by her husband Prince Albert, 57, at the Apostolic Palace ahead of their audience with the pontiff.

18/01/16 13:15

The Roman Catholic leader stressed the importance of interfaith friendships following a spate of attacks in Europe, Africa and the Middle East by Islamic extremists, at Rome's Great Synagogue.

17/01/16 19:35

Pope Francis is often seen posing for photographs and helping those in need. However on a visit to the Paul VI hall, he was spotted giving an unusual blessing: a lady's phone with a photograph of their relative.

16/01/16 17:08

Pope Francis will become the third pope to visit Rome's main synagogue in a sign of continued Catholic-Jewish friendship.

14/01/16 21:41

Pope Francis, who has been vocal about how weary he is of the internet, is meeting with a surprising guest at the Vatican on Friday - Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

06/01/16 19:42

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, will ask Pope Francis to start process to canonise the 90 ‘martyrs of Kandhamal’ who were butchered by Hindu nationalists in the eastern Odisha province in 2008.

29/12/15 01:43

Donald Trump and Pope Francis are tied for second in a new survey that asks Americans to name their most admired man in the world. The only guy in front of them is President Obama.

28/12/15 08:21

In his Christmas homily Pope Francis attacked a world ‘intoxicated by consumerism, wealth and extravagance’. But there is nothing wrong with splurging in the sales, writes DOMINIC LAWSON.

26/12/15 18:06

Grace West, 12, of New Jersey is cancer free one year after being blessed by the Pope on a trip to Italy facilitated by the Make-A-Wish foundation.

26/12/15 01:13

Children from countries which Pope Francis (pictured) has visited as Pontiff were invited to watch him speak inside the grand 16th Century church - one of the largest in the world

18/12/15 23:35

Mother Teresa, who was celebrated for her work with the poor in India, will be elevated to sainthood in September next year after the Pope recognised a second 'miracle' she performed.

16/12/15 16:19

ISIS (left) has released propaganda videos threatening to invade Rome and Pope Francis is considered a specific target. But the pontiff (pictured right) says he's 'not afraid'.

08/12/15 19:03

Some 5,000 extra police and soldiers were deployed around Rome, and a no-fly zone imposed on its skies, to protect pilgrims flocking to the city to participate in a special Mass at the Vatican.

08/12/15 12:44

Landon Vargas (pictured) was picked out of the crowd and blessed by the Pope Francis during a procession to Independence Mall in Philadelphia in September.

02/12/15 21:56

Pope Francis today said fundamentalism is not just an Islamic problem and is something which exists in all religions, including the Catholic church. The Argentine pontiff returned from his African tour today.

02/12/15 17:31

Kosovo police arrested an ethnic Albanian, who authorities say was the group's leader, seizing a pistol and a rifle as well as electronic equipment, while three others were arrested in Italy.

02/12/15 08:56

The Pope was pictured in the classic hip hop artist's performing pose while speaking during his tour of the Central African Republic yesterday (pictured).

30/11/15 23:53

Pope Francis ventured into one of the world's most dangerous neighbourhoods today to beg Christians and Muslims to end the three year clashes between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic.

29/11/15 20:20

Pope Francis has arrived in the conflict-torn Central African Republic for the third and final leg of his trip to Africa, brushing aside security concerns to bring a message of peace and reconciliation.

29/11/15 16:26

Port Authority union boss Paul Nunziato was not on papal patrol during the pope's visit to the 9/11 Memorial during the New York leg of his U.S. tour in September.

28/11/15 15:53

Up to two million people today turned out to see Pope Francis honour Ugandan Christian martyrs who were tortured and burned alive by King Mwanga II, of Buganda Kingdom in Uganda.

27/11/15 12:38

The 78-year-old pontiff was given a rapturous welcome as he arrived in Kangemi, where he condemned the 'dreadful injustice of urban exclusion'.

26/11/15 16:29

Tens of thousands of people stood inside the University of Nairobi campus (pictured) and many more stood on muddy streets stretching several miles away for a chance to see the pontiff

23/11/15 08:25

Pope Francis kissed one-year-old Gianna in September, during a papal procession in Philadelphia.

20/11/15 19:19

'There are wars today everywhere, and hate,' the pontiff said after the worst terror attack in French history, the bombing of a Russian plane over Egypt and a double suicide bombing in Lebanon.

19/11/15 03:57

It is believed that a delegation had been sent to Brazil in the summer to investigate the 'miracle' being attributed to Mother Teresa, which is said to have occurred in Sao Paulo.

14/11/15 22:31

The pontiff said there could be 'no justification, religious or human' for the massacre in Paris while a Vatican spokesman said the terrorists had been 'possessed by a crazed hatred'.

12/11/15 00:58

Pope Francis today warned that children using gadgets while eating at the dinner table were being isolated to the point that they were like 'little pensioners' where technology replaced human interaction.

09/11/15 21:15

Footage shows the moment 78-year-old Pope Francis had to be helped up the stairs of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome, by two church officials after he tripped up the stairs during a service.

08/11/15 22:54

The Pope made his first public comment about the leaks to a large crowd in St Peter's Square since the arrest last week of two people suspected of giving the documents to Italian journalists.

07/11/15 04:02

Francis never thought about becoming pope as a child, but revealed that he was impressed with the butcher a the local market where his mother and grandmother took him to do the shopping.

31/10/15 13:03

Hundreds of children dressed up in spooky costumes took over the White House's South Lawn to celebrate Halloween with President Obama and the First Lady.

30/10/15 15:16

Emanuela Orlandi, 15, vanished at the Vatican on her way home from a flute lesson in July 1983. Pope Francis told the family, 'She is in heaven', but no one has ever been convicted disappearance.

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