Pope Francis

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

By Kyler Sumter Published 28 November 17

Speed Read Pontiff warned not to even say the word “Rohingya”

By The Week Staff Published 27 November 17

Speed Read Brazilian trial could effectively end priestly celibacy in the Catholic church

By The Week Staff Published 2 November 17

Speed Read Pope Francis asks spacemen about life, love and the view of Earth from the stars

By The Week Staff Published 27 October 17

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

By The Week Staff Last updated 26 July 17

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

By The Week Staff Published 12 July 17

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

By The Week Staff Published 31 January 17

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

By The Week Staff Last updated 29 December 15

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

By The Week Staff Last updated 9 October 15

Speed Read Pontiff's week-long tour has included a warning on climate change and a meeting with a young devotee

By The Week Staff Published 24 September 15

In Depth Pope Francis launches 'blistering attack' on Vatican bureaucrats, while others honour victims of disaster

By The Week Staff Published 24 December 14

In Depth His increasingly anxious minders cannot forget that it was a Turk who tried to assassinate John Paul II

By Andrea Vogt Last updated 28 November 14