The Pope used his message to encourage "hope and kindness" and emphasised the importance of humility.

The pontiff also called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the freeing of hostages held by Hamas.

A new choir of girls will sing at St Peter's Cathedral's for the first time on Christmas.

Father Thaddeus Kotik abused children on Caldey island for more than 20 years, a review finds.

One survivor of abuse on the island says she does not know how she survived after her ordeal.

Paraplegic Jack Traynor was able to walk again after returning from the sacred shrine of Lourdes in 1923.

London-born Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia aged 15, will be canonised by the Catholic church in 2025.

An inquiry into Carpenter's video in a Brooklyn church led to a host of findings against the priest.