Pope Francis

And other stories from the stranger side of life

The pontiff has castigated those who ‘renounce parenthood’ – does he have a point?

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Former Vatican treasurer was serving a six-year sentence for child sex abuse

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 3 March

Progressives hoped the pontiff would make an exception to the 1,000-year-old tradition in the Amazon region

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 14 January

Benedict says he ‘cannot keep silent’ on the issue in new book

Sex abuse cases will no longer be held in secret as Church wrestles with the issue

Sex scandals and poor management hit papal coffers, claims new book

Dalai Lama says US president suffers from ‘lack of moral principle’

Catholic Church disappoints liberal followers with new ‘Male and Female He Created Them’ treatise

The Pontiff warns fans against comparing the Barcelona striker with God

100 senior bishops meet this week to address clerical sexual abuse, ‘the most serious crisis since the Reformation’

George Pell and Francisco Ossa removed from Pope Francis’s inner circle

Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts

Archbishop breaks cover and calls for pontiff to resign as ideological battle lines are drawn

Pontiff to touch down in radically changed Catholic country amid sexual abuse ‘perfect storm’

Clerical cover-up presents ‘crucial test’ for papacy following earlier failures

Shift in Catholic teaching could have a global impact

Pontiff to bypass Northern Ireland during first papal trip to the island in nearly 40 years

Pontiff leaves motorcade to check on officer who was thrown from her horse

Pontiff says current version is a mistranslation as God does not lead humans to sin

Pontiff skirts issue of persecuted Muslim minority amid fears for Myanmar’s Catholic community

Pontiff warned not to even say the word “Rohingya”

Brazilian trial could effectively end priestly celibacy in the Catholic church

They say they're helping a terminally ill baby, but critics argue campaigners have other interests

Pope Francis adds fourth path to beatification for those who risk their lives in a heroic act of loving service to others

From Pizzagate to Brexit, these are some of the biggest whoppers circulating online

Terminating a pregnancy is a 'grave sin' but not an unforgivable one, Pontiff says

From a ravenous rodent to Ronnie Pickering, the best viral videos of 2015 reached new heights

Democracy group is the surprise winner, beating out firm favourites Angela Merkel and Pope Francis