The Pope tirelessly emphasises how important climate protection is to him. He has ordered the Vatican City State to switch completely to solar power. But what can you do in everyday life? Tips from the smallest state in the world.

In mid-July, revelations about the popular poor priest Abbé Pierre caused horror beyond France. Now more and more French cities are announcing the renaming of memorials.

On his longest trip abroad, Pope Francis is covering a total of 32,784 kilometres by plane. He has now reached Singapore, the last of four stops. What is on the pontiff's programme.

A reception that even a Pope does not often experience: In East Timor, literally half the country is on its feet to see Francis. Despite all the euphoria, the pontiff delivers serious messages.

The pictures posted on Instagram of a shooting exercise by politician Sanija Ameti continue to cause an uproar. The Swiss Bishops' Conference has also condemned the behaviour. Ameti herself is under police protection due to threats.

Before the major fire in 2019, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was visited by 12 to 14 million people a year. It will soon reopen. If you want to visit the church then, you need to book.

Where the Catholic Church is strong in society, priests and bishops are tempted to lose their footing. Pope Francis has a different idea of the ministry.

The Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet church is located in the centre of Paris – and has been occupied by the Society of Saint Pius X since 1977. Religion and politics, pre-conciliar mass and right-wing extremism meet in front of centuries-old paintings.

The second part of the Synod on Synodality begins in a few weeks. However, Amazonas Bishop Erwin Kräutler still sees "serious barriers" on the way to a more synodal church and is calling for far-reaching reforms – such as the ordination of women.

Former papal secretary Georg Gänswein had to wait a long time for this moment: He is now Apostolic Nuncio in Lithuania with all the honours of protocol. President Gitanas Nauseda not only congratulated Gänswein on his new job.

The community of the schismatic Poor Clares of Belorado is crumbling. First the first schismatic bishop left the community, then the next one came – and left. Now the number two, nun Teresa Roca, is also leaving the convent.

The dispute over the Arlington Carmel continues: The nuns are not responding to any offer of dialogue. The superior appointed by the Vatican is now making public what the nuns must fulfil. Among them: distancing themselves from their most prominent advocate.

A Swiss politician shared photos of a picture of Mary and the baby Jesus riddled with bullets on Instagram. After being criticised, she deleted the post and asked for an apology. However, she could still face consequences.

Pope Francis has been on the longest foreign trip of his pontificate for a week now. With East Timor, he has now reached the third of four stops. More than 97 per cent of the population belong to the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has called for an end to tribal violence in Papua New Guinea. Clement Papa, Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, assesses the Pope's words from the perspective of a local - and has objections.

The diocese of Osnabrück has a new bishop. On Sunday, the Benedictine monk Dominicus Meier took over from Franz-Josef Bode. In his sermon, he said what he promises and what he doesn't deliver.

The Pope literally goes to the outskirts. With the support of the Australian Air Force, he visits one of the most remote places in Papua New Guinea: Vanimo. More than 20,000 people welcome him there - and there is a connection to his homeland.

Heavy rainfall at the weekend led to flooding and a temporary closure in the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in the south of France. Pictures show the famous grotto partially flooded.