Pope Francis has been quoted as admitting that reliable figures show that “about 2%” of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles.
Pope Francis has formally accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, known as the “bling bishop” after spending over £26 million on renovating his official residence.
German customs intercepted 340g of liquid cocaine en route to the Vatican City.
Pope Francis has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for “pulling the papacy out of the palace and into the streets”. He beat nine others including NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and Bashar al-Assad.
Pope Francis has revealed that he once worked as a bouncer in an Argentinian nightclub, a first for the head of the Catholic Church.