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All Christians are obliged to love their enemies, says Pope Francis

The Pope greets bishops a the Vatican yesterday (AP)

Pontiff says we can’t ‘leave this to the cloistered nuns’

Ampleforth Abbey cider proves the pick of the bunch

A Benedictine monk from Malaysia, picks apples at Ampleforth Abbey (Photo: CNS)

Monks delighted by International Cider Challenge awards

International Criminal Court rejects request to investigate Vatican officials

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, said the ICC's decision had been expected (Photo: CNS)

Victims of sexual abuse fail in petition to ICC

True Christians are able to turn the other cheek, says Pope

Pope Francis celebrates a Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae (CNS)

‘To live like this is not easy,’ says Holy Father, ‘because you really do receive slaps!’

Obama nominates new US ambassador to the Holy See

Ken Hackett with former ambassador Miguel Diaz (CNS)

Retired president of Catholic Relief Services expected to succeed Miguel Diaz

Don’t boast of your record of service, Pope Francis urges priests

Pope Francis celebrates a Mass in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae (CNS)

Clergy should be marked by a ‘strong humility’, Pontiff says at morning Mass

Christian leaders call for release of kidnapped Syrian bishops

A church destroyed in Idlib province. Syrian Christians are suffering in the conflict (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Plea made for return of all the kidnapped in war-torn country

Catholics must ‘watch their tongues’, says Pope

Pope Francis  (Photo: CNS)

Pope delivers homily in Spanish for first time since election

Pope Francis ‘appoints management consultant’ to advise on reform of Roman Curia

Pope Francis at yesterday's general audience (AP)

German Thomas von Mitschke-Collande is asked to assist the Pontiff

Holy Father sends message to centre for the blind

Youths surround Pope Francis as he meets with students from Jesuit schools

‘The healing of a visually impaired person has special symbolic meaning,’ says Pope