Speaking at a three-day event, Pope Francis warned Silicon Valley and tech giants in the audience to be ware AI doesn't lead to a new 'form of barbarism', resulting in the manipulation of millions.

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.

In a statement given on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesperson insisted comments published in La Repubblica by Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari were not a 'faithful account of what was actually said'.

Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be canonised at the Vatican in Rome tomorrow. Prince Charles will make speech and woman claiming miracle after praying to Cardinal will be there.

Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi (pictured) writes that the Vatican lost nearly €44million (£38million) last year while its property empire made a loss for the first time.

The film, set to release on December 20, will showcase the transition of power between Benedict (Hopkins, 81) and Francis (Pryce, 72), with the latter taking over the papacy from the former in 2013.

The Silence Of The Lambs star, 81, wrapped his arm around the 72-year-old actor's shoulders as they arrived in style on the red carpet during AFI FEST 2019 in Hollywood, California, on Monday.

Pope Francis warned that technology and globalisation were homogenising young people to the point where their uniqueness and cultural individuality were endangered.

Deontay Wilder became just the third American heavyweight to have an audience with the Pope on Friday. Following the meeting, Wilder fuelled further talk of a potential fight with Anthony Joshua.

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.

In a new document issued by the Vatican on Tuesday, Francis decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders to ensure its 'security, integrity and confidentiality'.

A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter's Square today after she grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.

Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz confirmed the house's existence during an interview for the February issue of the Vatican's magazine Women Church World.

The Palazzo Migliori was set to be turned into a luxury hotel after it became vacant last year and could have charged top rates with its prime location just off St Peter's Square.

Executives at Netflix must be regarding it as a small miracle. Their big-budget, exquisitely acted drama The Two Popes is up for two Oscars at this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: British stars were hoping for a divine night of Oscar glory - including a pair of actors who dubbed themselves The Two Welsh Popes. Jonathan Pryce plays Pope Francis.

The Welsh actor, 72, cut a dapper figure as he opted for a classic black suit as he joined wife Kate Fahy at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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.

Pope Francis said there was too much 'verbal violence' in the world which was 'amplified by the internet' as he addressed followers in St Peter's Square today.

The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today, a day after calling off an appearance at Mass in Rome.

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.

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'.

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

Pope Francis gave his homily as he spoke via webcam from the chapel of his Vatican residence Tuesday, urging Christians not to indulge in the 'evil' of self pity but to instead make positive changes.

Francis lead the ceremony inside the shelter of an empty St Peter's Basilica. He was joined only by his aides, some nuns and a few laypeople, who sat staggered throughout the pews.

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.

The Argentine pontiff live-streamed an Easter Monday prayer from his private library as the Vatican and Italy entered a second month of restrictions on most outdoor activities.

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.

Alter Principal Lourdes Lambert said the decision not to renew the teacher's contract was made by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati after someone expressed 'concern' to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr.

The Texas Rangers are investigating the harassment of a Hispanic family from nearby Fort Worth, who claimed on Facebook to have been the target of racist remarks from a nearby fan.

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.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a vigil for victims of gun violence on Monday night to call Donald Trump a racist. 'I don't want to hear the question, 'Is this president racist?' anymore. He is,' she said.

The heartbreaking words of a little girl whose parents died in the El Paso shooting were revealed by her grandmother. Skylin Jamrowski then asked if the gunman was 'going to come and shoot me too.'

The family, who have not been identified, say their son became friendly with Patrick Crusius when they both attended Plano Senior High School just outside Dallas in 2017

Beto O'Rourke offered his personal cellphone to El Paso shooting witness, Sean Nixon, 20. The Democratic presidential candidate who is from El Paso has spent several days in the town.

The culprit, later identified to be Philip Attey, 55, admitted walking into the sporting goods section of a Port St. Lucie Walmart on Wednesday and posing the question - but says he wasn't being serious.

Employees were sent were sent a memo on Thursday, which circulated online, instructing them to 'immediately' remove 'aggressive' displays, including hunting videos and combat games.

Donald and Melania Trump met the youngest survivor of the El Paso shooting at a hospital on Wednesday. Paul Anchondo's parents Jordan and Andre were among 22 people killed

The image that went viral after it was Tweeted by Melania' staff, shows her holding Paul Anchondo, who is two months old and believed to be the youngest survivor of the August 3 massacre.

Bloomberg's ranking of the world's richest families has revealed how heirs at the top of the list are watching their fortunes grow by millions of dollars every hour.

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.

A 70-year-old man camping in a Walmart parking lot put a hot cook stove in his van, causing it to catch fire and spread to another van, burning two young sisters and killing one of them.

Fran Young, pictured left, was left mortified after a technical mishap showed her name as a profanity on a Walmart screen, right. The oblivious great grandmother, 71,sat underneath for 20 minutes.

Dole Fresh Vegetables, which sells in Target and Walmart, issued a warning to customers on Friday to trash their 6oz bags and 10oz clam-shell boxes of baby spinach that have a sell-by date of August 5.

The new fall-themed release will be available on Spam.com and Walmart.com starting on September 23. Hormel previously joked about releasing the product in 2017.

Former Texas congressman, Beto O'Rourke, said the El Paso Walmart massacre earlier this month that killed 22 people was a 'consequence and cost' of President Trump.

Drew Barrymore's nearly 40-year film career was expanded earlier this year when she launched her Flower Home decor line. Now she has expanded into colorful kid-themed home decorations.

John Davis (left), 59, was arrested for allegedly stealing a scooter (right, file image) from Walmart and driving it about a mile away until the batter ran out. He was jailed on a grand theft charge.

Vergara was her own best advertisement as she modeled a chic evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line Sofia Jeans during a visit to the upscale Saks Fifth Avenue.