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February 20th, 2019 - 08:00 GMT

Under Pressure Pope Francis Summons 200 Senior Bishops Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis has summoned nearly 200 senior bishops to discuss the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the Catholic Church.

A file photo of Pope Francis. (AFP/Getty/Tiziana Fabi)

June 26th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey

Pope Francis on Friday denounced the mass killing of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman forces as "genocide". (AFP/File)

June 25th, 2016 - 08:04 GMT

Pope Francis visits Armenia, condemns genocide of 1915

Pope Francis drew the ire of Turkey last year when he said the massacres against the Armenians were "widely considered the first genocide of the 20th century." (AFP/File)

June 23rd, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Pope Francis to visit Armenia amid spat with Turkey over recognizing Armenian Genocide

The human rights lawyer is going Down Under in October. (File photo)

June 5th, 2016 - 09:01 GMT

Lunch with Amal Clooney in Australia at just $2,220 a ticket!

Pope Francis talks with Egyptian Grand Imam of al-Azhar Mosque Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed al-Tayeb during a private audience at the Vatican on May 23, 2016. (AFP/Max Rossi)

May 24th, 2016 - 09:23 GMT

'The meeting is the message': Pope Francis, al-Azhar imam hold historic meeting

People visiting the Armenian 'Genocide' Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia. (AFP/File)

April 24th, 2016 - 08:55 GMT

Lebanese-Armenians commemorate 101 years since the Armenian genocide

Pope Francis welcomes a group of Syrian refugees to Rome after their plane lands. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte)

April 17th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

The Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees from Lesbos back to Rome

Pope Francis performs the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome on March 24, 2016. (AFP/Osservatore Romano)

April 16th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Pope visit to Lesbos: ‘Refugees are not numbers’

Children look through the fence at the Moira detention facility. (AFP/File)

April 15th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Pope to meet with 250 refugees during Lesbos visit

Pope Francis (R) leads the Easter Sunday mass on March 27, 2016 at St Peter's square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)

March 27th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Pope Francis condemns the rejection of refugees in Easter speech

Pope Francis performs the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome on March 24, 2016. (AFP/File)

March 25th, 2016 - 11:48 GMT

‘We are brothers’: Pope Francis washes the feet of refugees in Easter Week ceremony

Hanan grew up in a refugee camp in Bethlehem and often witnessed violence. (Global Teacher Prize)

March 14th, 2016 - 10:50 GMT

Exceptional education under occupation: Palestinian teacher wins $1M award