During the event, Pope Francis said he has never considered following Benedict XVI into retirement

Clooney said the award to Marguerite Barankitse should inspire everyone to stand up for those in need

The Aurora Prize, presented by George Clooney, aims to honour those who stood up for Armenians during the 1915 genocide

There’s no need to adopt their fasting rules, but we can learn quite a bit from the Russians’ preparations for Christmas

Executioners in Indonesia, astronauts adrift in space and a writer blocked in Rome have helped make 2013 a memorable year for film lovers