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Pope Francis warned against the "endemic and systematic increase in inequality and exploitation of the planet" during an audience at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on Friday. This, he said, "is greater than the rise in income and wealth".

Pope Francis on Thursday told finance students to "remain free from the lure of money, from the slavery in which money locks up those who make it a cult".

Pope Francis on Wednesday reminded Christians that Jesus came to heal them and to save them from death. He was addressing the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience, during which he continued his catechesis on Christian hope.

Indigenous people should have a voice at the synod on the Amazon region called by Pope Francis for October 2019, Cardinal Caludio Hummes said Tuesday.

Francis links issue to hunger during World Food Day event at FAO.

The former head of Vatican children's hospital Bambini Gesù got a suspended sentence of one year at the weekend for syphoning off funds to pay for the restructuring of former Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone's luxury penthouse.

Pope Francis met Lebanese Premier Saad Rafic Hariri on Friday, discussing Lebanese and Middle East developments, refugees and dailogue between Islam and Christianity, the Vatican said.

Francis close to five million on Instagram.

Pope Francis on Wednesday reiterated his appeal for the world to do more to protect the environment, stressing the importance this can have in reducing the risk and impact of natural disasters.

Pope Francis tweeted Monday that "The search for peace is an open-ended task, a responsibility that never ends and that demands the commitment of everyone".

Violent porn can have long-term effects on kids, adults says pontiff.

Ego-worship spreads prosperity but hikes poor.

May St Francis boost attention for environment.

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the international community to remember famine-hit South Sudan. "Forgetting South Sudan is like forgetting the Gospel," said the pope.

Pope Francis on Monday called the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 50 people and injured at least 400 as a "senseless tragedy".

Pope Francis continued his drive for migrants and refugees to be welcomed with "open arms" during a visit to the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday, where he visited the cities of Cesena and Bologna.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday voiced support for the Vatican's humanitarian efforts around the world and invited Pope Francis to visit the island.

'We must try to understand one another' Vatican Secretary of State.

Francis address crowds during weekly general audience.

Pope Francis met on Tuesday with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion, who came to thank the Holy Father for the recent loan of the relics of the 4th century Saint Nicholas of Myra.