Pope Francis has sent a letter to Ayatollah Sistani, two years after they met in Najaf.

Pope Francis leaves for Canada to make amends for Indigenous school scandal.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollaihan has concluded an official visit to Italy. It's been 48 hours of intense activity which included talks with top Italian and Vatican diplomats and meetings with entrepreneurs, geopolitical analysts and Iranian expats.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urges Pope Francis to continue to “defend the oppressed” people across the world, especially in Palestine and Yemen.

A delegation representing indigenous Canadians during their visit to the Vatican urged Pope Francis to revoke 15th-century papal orders that justify the seizure of their land by colonial powers.

As people around the world are preparing for New Year holidays, the Vatican lights up the Christmas tree and Nativity scene set up on Saint Peter's Square.

Pope Francis expresses sadness and shame over the Catholic Church's inability to deal with the sexual abuse of children by the clergy in France.