Pope Francis has approved altering 'lead us not into temptation' to 'do not let us fall into temptation' because he believes it shifts the responsibility onto Satan.

Madonna revealed she would like a meeting with Pope Francis in a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Denton which aired on Tuesday night. 

Pope Francis is in Mauritius to honour a 19th century French missionary who ministered to free slaves. Roughly 100,000 people attended the service during country's first papal visit since 1989.

Francis had been addressing the Vatican Dicastery for Communication which he founded in 2015 to catapult the tradition-centred Church into the digital age.

The Pope made the comments during a three-week meeting to discuss the priest shortage in the Amazon. The Vatican are considering ordaining married men and giving women ministries.

Devout Catholic Susan Boyle joined Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler, 68, alongside other stars for an ensemble tonight at the annual Vatican Christmas Concert tonight at the Paul VI Audience Hall.

During his weekly audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis showed his solidarity with those suffering from the global outbreak of the coronavirus as he kissed people in the crowds.

MICHAEL GOVE: The financial crisis and other failures of leadership from a past generation of political leaders have turned people against distant and unaccountable power-brokers.

Pope Francis, who cancelled a series of engagements last week after falling ill, has tested negative for coronavirus - amid an outbreak of the disease in Italy that has sickened 2,000 people.

Pope Francis (pictured today) prayed that clergymen would 'have the courage to go out and go to the sick people' as he celebrated Mass by himself at the Vatican this morning.

The footprints mark where people should stand to avoid close contact under the one-yard rule - which Italians were taking to heart by carrying rulers into bars and shops today.

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis has today issued a new decree, stating that some of Rome's churches will stay open, despite his initial order to close all of the religious sites just a day ago.

Speaking to daily Italian publication La Repubblica on Wednesday, the Pope said he had asked God to stop the epidemic in Italy 'with his hand'.

Pope Francis was seen delivering his weekly Angelus prayer to an empty Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City this morning, as Italians stay home to combat the spread of coronavirus .

Some 5,476 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus across Italy, with more than 59,000 cases of the deadly virus confirmed.

Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, from Casigno in Italy's hardest-hit Lombardy region, died from coronavirus last week - but locals say he did not give up his respirator as was first reported.

Pope Francis was swabbed along with those who surround him yesterday, it has been reported. They all tested negative for coronavirus. The pope had a cold last month.

Pilgrims have been barred from retracing Jesus's steps in the Holy Land, with flights grounded and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed for the first time since 1349.

During Mass today the pope said the coronavirus recovery could not leave anyone behind. He spoke at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome, Italy, to mark Divine Mercy Sunday.

Eliezer Grynfeld (pictured) died in Israel last week, leaving two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Veteran employee Gilbert Serna, 36, and loyal customer Adria Gonzalez, 37, have been credited with saving dozens of lives by directing people to safety during the massacre on Saturday.

Michael Dale Hudson, 56, was captured on surveillance camera bursting through the entrance of the supermarket on Gibsonton Drive, narrowly avoiding an elderly shopper.

Officer Tim Baiardi, who worked with the Phoenix Police Department for 18 years, had his contract terminated on Thursday over the slapping incident, which was recorded on surveillance camera.  

Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with capital murder after opening fire inside the El Paso Walmart on Saturday.

Paul Anchondo's uncle said he received death threats after a picture of him, main, with the president went viral in the wake of the mass shooting which saw the baby's parents, inset, killed.

Musk's credibility has been questioned by former employees and industry experts who say his plans for solar panels amount to nothing more than hot air.

Contigo has recalled 5.7million of its Kids Cleanable Water Bottles after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported the water bottle's clear silicone spout can detach.

El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, 21, says he purchased his AK-47 rifle from Romania and his ammo from Russia in his August 3 attack in a Walmart that left 22 dead.

Authorities said the latest shooting took place around 3.55pm on Sunday at a Walmart store located at 2936 E. 79th Avenue in Hobart, Indiana. The person who was shot is in stable condition.

Jessica and Guillermo Garcia are demanding answers as to why there were no security guards in place to prevent the shooting at an El Paso Walmart in August, killing 22 and injuring 24.

Walmart launched its first beauty brand, Glow Habit, on Monday, offering up four different vegan supplements: Good Skin Habit, Happy Hair Habit, Probiotic Habit, and Sleep Well Habit.

Despite global recalls, brand-name Zantac is sold by a different company - Sanofi - in the US, and neither the drug maker or the FDA have issued a recall of the popular heartburn medication.

Patrick Crusius, 21, pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges Thursday. Crusius is accused of opening fire inside a crowded El Paso Walmart and killing 22 people on August 3.

George's Prepared Foods, which prepares Walmart's Great Value Brand, has recalled 6,444 pounds of read-to-eat frozen meat products after a small sample was discovered to have salmonella.

Destin Garcia, 18, faces charges of aggravated assault and battery after allegedly drove to his co-worker's house in a rage and fired shots at her mom.

Roy Holden Jr. was spotted on Ring doorbell footage in the same clothes he wore entering the victim's home and later while shopping at a Walmart using her stolen debit card.

American shoppers spent a record $34.4billion on Super Saturday, the biggest single day in American retail history, but the weekend was marred by violent incidents at several locations.

Brianna Ridge says she found the letter in a toy bought from a Walmart in Wasilla. Addressed to kids, it says Santa, reindeer, and elves aren't real and that presents come from parents.

Annmarie Lent from Florida says her four-year-old daughter Paislee will eat mustard on everything. On Christmas, she gave her a wrapped box with four bottles of Great Value mustard inside.

Mack's foundation made the $80,000 donation last month to a location in Fort Pierce, Florida, that just so happens to be where the star athlete was born and raised.

Walmart was criticized after its official Twitter account made an insensitive joke regarding the late actor Paul Walker. in response to a Twitter user that claimed to be 'racin' to the supermarket.

A man (pictured) wearing a yellow face mask and a sign on his back reading, 'Caution, I have the Coronavirus,' walked into a Walmart store in Illinois (inset) and sprayed Lysol on merchandise.

The stubborn pooch was filmed in a car park in Walmart in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. The recorder is heard saying 'What's up!' and 'I can see you!' but the dog continues to ignore him.

Frantic clientele at a Bank of America branch in the heart in midtown requested to retrieve tens of thousands of dollars to stockpile, which accounted for the shortage  according to The New York Times.

Walmart is the latest in a line of major grocery store chains forced to reduce its hours on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic as panic shopping continues.  

Donald Trump insisted Sunday that people stop panic buying and hoarding food and goods as the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. hit 63 and cases neared 3,500. 

Mike Pence has promised that Americans will get thousands of coronavirus tests per day from now on after the government switched to a faster method, amid widespread criticism of efforts so far.

Stop & Shop welcomed seniors to its first seniors-only shopping hour on Thursday morning as Walmart added its name to the list of stores offering designated shopping hours to people over 60.

Amazon, Walmart and other retailers have all experienced a huge increase in online orders as the coronavirus continues to spread across the US.

President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude for companies like Walmart and FedEx that have been 'working nonstop' to help Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak.