Pope

Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer at the Vatican (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope demands food aid for starving people of Tigray

June 13, 2021

Cardinal Reinhard Marx offered his resignation (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Pope refuses to accept resignation of cardinal over sex abuse scandal

June 10, 2021

Pope Francis smiles after an attendee placed a hat on his head in the St Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican for his weekly general audience (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Pope Francis returns to audiences in person after pandemic interruption

May 12, 2021

Pope Francis said he is happy to be back greeting the faithful in St Peter’s Square (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis back to in-person Sunday blessing

April 18, 2021

The Duke of Edinburgh shakes hands with Pope Francis as the Queen looks on (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)

Pope praises Duke of Edinburgh’s ‘distinguished’ public service

April 10, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates the Easter Vigil (Remo Casilli/Pool photo/AP)

Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil

April 3, 2021

Pope Francis holds up the book of Gospels during a Chrism Mass inside St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican (Andrew Medichini/Pool/AP)

Pope opens final Holy Week services but will skip Last Supper rite

April 1, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (Giuseppe Lami/Pool photo via AP)

Pope laments weariness and hardship in pandemic’s second year

March 28, 2021