Philip Pullella Pope Francis, ending a landmark conference on sexual abuse of children by clergy, has called for an “all-out battle” against a crime he said should be “erased from the face of the Earth”.

Environment, the poor and the weakest are among the top prorities for Pope Francis, report Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby

By abandoning much of the baroque pomp of his predecessor Benedict, the new pope has already won many admirers, write Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby

Philip Pullella, Vatican City