Pope

Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar which is also known as Burma, on a visit designed to reach out to some of Asia’s poorest communities. But it’s also fraught with political controversy over the plight of the Rohingya Muslims. The Pope has already met the general in charge of security operations in Rakhine state, whose…

The findings of a Commission say the Church has an “unrepeatable chance to make things better” and calls for support for survivors of abuse to be an “absolute priority.”

Pope Francis names two Palestinian women as saints just days after the Vatican formalised its de facto recognition of the Palestine state. Channel 4 News takes a look at his other political battles.

Pope Francis and TV star Kim Kardashian have weighed into a debate, causing outrage in Turkey. But what is the reason behind it?

Around six million people join Pope Francis in prayer in rain-soaked Manila, Philippines in his final mass. More than five million attended a mass by Pope John Paul II in 1995.

A storm has forced Pope Francis to cut short his visit to the Phillippine city of Tacloban, which was hit by devastating Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

Pope Francis visits a former war zone in northern Sri Lanka, preaching forgiveness at a Catholic shrine that was shelled during the country’s long ethnic conflict.

The first female bishop in the Church of England is Reverend Libby Lane. The prime minister said it was an “important day for equality.” So who are the other female firsts within their religions?

Pope Francis, on a five-day tour of South Korea, celebrates a huge open-air mass in the capital Seoul. He also visited a hilltop centre for the sick, disabled and homeless in the town of Kkottongnae.

As Catholics around the world celebrate the canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, Channel 4 News asks two British Catholics if saints still have a role to play in today’s society.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, asked about John Paul II’s canonisation in relation to the Catholic church’s paedophilia scandal, says the late pope “made mistakes” but is still eligible for sainthood.

Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday in an unprecedented canonisation ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.

A phial containing Pope John Paul II’s blood and the papal cap of Pope John XXIII go on display at a Rome hospital, ahead of canonisation ceremony.