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Pope Francis arrives to address journalists aboard the plane flying from Nur-Sultan to Rome following his three-day visit to Kazakhstan on September 15, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis will not attend queen's funeral: Vatican

Pope Francis' de-facto foreign minister will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London next week

16 Sep 2022 4:54 PM

PM Modi and the Pope discussed a wide range of issues aimed at making our planet better such as fighting climate change and removing poverty. (Photo: Twitter)

PM Modi meets Pope Francis, invites Pontiff to visit India

The meeting between PM Modi and Pope Francis went on for an entire hour although it was scheduled for only 20 minutes

30 Oct 2021 4:41 PM

The pope has advocated that everyone should get the vaccine, calling it an ethical option performed not only for ones own health but for the lives of others. (Photo: VATICAN MEDIA / AFP/file)

Vatican: Pope receives coronavirus vaccine

The Vatican has beefed up coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in cases in Italy

15 Jan 2021 7:27 AM

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives at his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square. (AP)

Chinese hackers target Vatican: US cybersecurity firm

The Vatican and Beijing are expected to engage in talks over the renewal of a deal that stabilised relations between China and the Church

29 Jul 2020 2:50 PM

Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass on February 26, 2020, at the Santa Sabina church in Rome. Pope Francis postponed his official appointments on February 29 and was working from home, the Vatican said, a day after cancelling a scheduled appearance at mass because of "a mild ailment". Francis, 83, had appeared earlier in the week to be suffering from a cold. He was seen blowing his nose and coughing during the Ash Wednesday service, and his voice sounded hoarse. (AFP)

Pope cancels audiences for third day with apparent cold

Vatican City said it was only a 'slight indisposition'

29 Feb 2020 5:21 PM

The first church was built on the site of Jesus's birth in the fourth century, though it was replaced after a fire in the sixth century. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations with midnight service

Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass.

25 Dec 2019 11:37 AM

The doctor gave testimony in 2009 to a Catholic Church tribunal in which he said the infant survived after a relic of Mariam Thresia was placed by his side. (Photo: File)

Kerala doctor to be probed for saying St Thresia cured a boy

Thresia was made a Saint at a ceremony in the Vatican on October 13.

21 Oct 2019 7:22 PM

‘I have to beg your pardon,’ Pope Francis said as he started the address about 10 minutes late. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis stuck in elevator for 25 minutes, freed by fire brigade after 25 minutes

He explained that there had been electrical power problem and that he had been stuck in elevator until freed by Vatican fire officers.

01 Sep 2019 5:06 PM

Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of Vatican employee, was last seen leaving a music class aged 15, and theories have circulated for decades about who took her and where her body may lie. (Photo: AP)

Vatican to dig up graves in search of teen who went missing 36 years ago

According to some theories widely circulated in Italian media, teen was snatched by mobster gang to put pressure on Vatican to recover loan.

11 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

Emanuela Orlandi, the missing girl from 1983 (Photo: AP)

Two tombs in Vatican City will be opened to investigate a 1983 cold case

The exhumed remains will be scientifically analyzed to date them, and DNA testing will be carried out to find a match.

03 Jul 2019 1:11 PM

The weekly Vatican Radio broadcast will run for five minutes and be followed by a half-hour show with Latin conversation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Vatican Radio to start broadcasts in Latin

Latin lovers tune in: Vatican broadcasts news in language of ancient Rome.

08 Jun 2019 2:39 PM

The Argentine pontiff opened a barber shop and washrooms for the homeless in Saint Peter's Square in 2015. (Photo:AP)

Pope urges hairdressers not to indulge in gossip

Pope Francis on Monday welcomed hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians to the Vatican but warned them not to indulge in gossip.

29 Apr 2019 7:03 PM

While visiting a Catholic shrine in Loreto on Monday, Pope Franics repeatedly kept withdrawing his right hand as a long line of people bowed down and tried to kiss the ring on it. (Photo: AFP)

To kiss or not to kiss?

The evolving Catholic Church culture now presents a new dilemma of whether kissing the pope’s hand is appropriate or not.

27 Mar 2019 2:11 PM

He made the remarks in a video, filmed at the ruins of the indigenous city of Comalcalco and posted on Facebook and Twitter. (Photo:AFP)

Mexico wants apology for 500 year old colonial abuses; Spain denies wrongdoing

The wounds of the Spanish conquest were ripped open afresh when Mexico's president urged Spain and the Vatican to apologize for the abuses.

26 Mar 2019 10:39 AM

Pope Francis has on Saturday replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he became embroiled in the country's spiralling sex abuse and cover-up scandal. (Photo: AP)

Consequences of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal continue

Pope now accepts abuse resignation of Chilean cardinal, Ricardo Ezzati, who continues to insist on his innocence.

25 Mar 2019 8:37 PM

The scandals have hit countries around the world, with lives devastated from Australia to Chile, Germany and the US. (Photo:AP)

Pope's vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims

Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests.

25 Feb 2019 8:32 AM

Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Prayers aided by technology

A new app will now enable you to participate in the prayers from the Vatican.

21 Jan 2019 6:43 PM

Francis this year opposed a bill that would have legalized abortion in Argentina. (Photo: AP | File)

Pope Francis says abortion is like hiring 'contract killer'

His comments departed from the prepared text for his homily delivered during his weekly audience on Saint Peter's Square.

10 Oct 2018 3:23 PM

After a decades-long impasse over who presides over the now roughly 12 million-strong Catholic faithful, Saturday's pact saw Pope Francis recognise seven clergy ordained by Beijing. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Vatican, China in hush negotiations on 'underground' bishops: sources

A Vatican source and a Chinese priest said Holy See could win concessions by year end, though details of any agreement would be classified.

29 Sep 2018 11:56 AM

In an extraordinary public letter, Francis also summoned all of Chile’s bishops to the Vatican for an emergency meeting in the coming weeks to discuss repairing the damage from the scandal, which has badly tarnished his reputation and of the Chilean church. (Photo: File/AFP)

Pope Francis admits he made ‘grave errors’ in Chile church sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis blamed lack of “truthful and balanced information” for misjudging the case of Bishop Juan Barros and Rev Fernando Karadima.

12 Apr 2018 2:44 PM

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