The 86-year-old would have been the first pontiff to address the United Nations climate conference.
‘Both sides are suffering,’ says the pope after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian families.
The priests were arrested as part of an ongoing crackdown on the Catholic Church following mass protests in 2018.
Pope Francis opens a global gathering of bishops and lay people to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.
Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control.
Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion.
Mongolia, between Russia and China, could help ease church’s troubled ties with Beijing and lift Ukraine peace efforts.
Francis will attend a global gathering of young Catholics – a $175m event held amid Portugal’s cost-of-living crisis.
These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 523rd day.
Vatican says Francis accepted China’s unilateral appointment for the ‘greater good’ of the faithful in Shanghai.
Announcement puts the pope’s mark on the group that will one day choose his successor after his death or resignation.
Vatican reopens case employee’s daughter that disappeared 40 years ago after denying any involvement.
Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, address UN meeting on need for ‘human fraternity’.
The 86-year-old drinks liquids and makes a brief phone call as he recovers from abdominal surgery.
