Pope Francis
Pope Francis sends 15,000 ice-creams to prisoners in Rome
Treats delivered to city’s two prisons during one of hottest summers on record in Italy
Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent
08, Sep, 2021 @11:10 AM
Christian leaders unite to issue stark warning over climate crisis
Archbishop of Canterbury, pope and leader of Orthodox church ask for people’s prayers ahead of Cop26
Harriet Sherwood
07, Sep, 2021 @12:12 PM
Pope inadvertently quotes Vladimir Putin in Afghanistan comment
Francis ‘moved’ by Angela Merkel’s words on western intervention – in fact said by Russian president
Ashifa Kassam
01, Sep, 2021 @10:32 AM
Getting Covid jab is an ‘act of love’, says Pope Francis
Video of pontiff urging vaccine take-up comes after scepticism from traditionalist cardinals
Angela Giuffrida
18, Aug, 2021 @12:37 PM
Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled surgery on colon
Vatican says pontiff had general anaesthetic during operation for diverticular stenosis of the colon
Staff and agencies
04, Jul, 2021 @10:08 PM
Biden threatened with communion ban over position on abortion
US bishops vote to stop pro-choice Catholics receiving eucharist
Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent
19, Jun, 2021 @5:36 PM
German cardinal offers to resign over sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’
Reinhard Marx tells pope he wants to share responsibility for church’s failure to deal with abuse by clergy
Kate Connolly in Berlin
04, Jun, 2021 @3:23 PM
Pope Francis kisses Holocaust survivor’s Auschwitz tattoo
Pontiff makes gesture during Vatican meeting with Lidia Maksymowicz, an 81-year-old Polish citizen
Staff and agencies in the Vatican City
26, May, 2021 @2:57 PM
The Guardian view on US bishops versus the president: Biden is on the angels’ side | Editorial
Editorial: The president’s backing of abortion rights is not a reason to deny him holy communion
Editorial
19, May, 2021 @5:31 PM
Pope adds voice to call for pharma giants to waive vaccine patents
Francis condemns ‘virus of individualism’ that makes ‘us indifferent to the suffering of others’ in message to global Vax Live concert
Robin McKie
09, May, 2021 @7:15 AM
US must export vaccine doses before waiving patents, say EU leaders
Frustration expressed at what several leaders see as the US president’s attempt to claim the moral high ground
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
08, May, 2021 @4:14 PM
Pope announces ‘envelope culture’ crackdown at Vatican
In bid to end corruption, Francis bars employees from accepting gifts worth more than €40
Harriet Sherwood and agencies
29, Apr, 2021 @3:22 PM
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