Feeding the hungry is an ethical imperative, the Pope told his General Audience today

Cardinal Elio Sgreccia spoke out about the proposed opening of the branch in sight of St Peter's Square

Francis celebrated a canonisation Mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday

'Let us carry her smile in our hearts,' Pope Francis told the faithful in St Peter's Square

Applause erupted in St Peter's Square as Mother Teresa was canonised on Sunday

A suicide bomber killed 51 people at a Kurdish wedding party on Saturday

Francis asked the faithful in St Peter's Square to pray that 'the Lord might inspire in everyone intentions of goodness and fraternity'

Francis 'offered his closeness' to the families of those killed in deadly attacks in Iraq and Bangladesh