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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)

World

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

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

26 March 2019 10:39 AM IST

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

Life

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 March 2019 8:37 PM IST

Pope Francis in in a new policy published Thursday said, that it is always inadmissible because it attacks the inherent dignity of all humans. (Photo: File)

Opinion

Mystic Mantra: Fast with a smile

In religious tradition, ash symbolises mortality, death, renunciation and repentance.

6 March 2019 1:51 AM IST

World

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...

29 April 2019 7:03 PM IST

At the end of the service, Francis read a prayer in which he spoke of the poor, the hungry, the elderly, abused children and the environment. (Photo:AP)

World

Pope hears traumatic stories on 'human trafficking' on Good Friday

Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants.

20 April 2019 10:59 AM IST

After the blessing, the pope, wearing red robes and cradling a braided palm, joined a procession to an open-air altar to celebrate Mass. (Photo: AP)

Life

Pope Francis ushers in Holy Week on Palm Sunday

Pope Francis blesses palm branches as he ushers in Holy Week.

14 April 2019 4:16 PM IST

Pope Francis is known to be a football fan, and he is also a club member of Buenos Aires side San Lorenzo. (Photo: AFP/AP)

Sports

Messi's god on the pitch but he's not God: Pope Francis on fans...

Interviewed by Spanish TV channel La Sexta on Sunday, the pope praised his Argentine compatriot Messi, but said he must...

2 April 2019 2:37 PM IST

World

Pope Francis condemns abortion, says use amounts to hiring of paid...

In cases where the child may not live long, medical care is not wasted but by gaining time, allows parents to prepare...

26 May 2019 9:43 AM IST

It follows a series of clerical assault cases in countries ranging from Australia to Chile, Germany and the US. (Photo:AP)

World

Pope Francis makes reporting sex abuse obligatory in new church law

Under the new measure, every diocese around the world is obliged by mid 2020 to create system for the reporting of...

10 May 2019 10:09 AM IST

$Last month the Bulgarian Orthodox Churchs Holy Synod rejected the idea of Orthodox priests participating in a joint \prayer for peace\ with the pope in a Sofia square. (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Pope arrives for holding joint prayer in Bulgaria

Pope arrives in Bulgaria; Orthodox Church rejects the idea of joint prayers.

5 May 2019 4:29 PM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

World

176 children lost parents in Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Report

A total of 7 suicide bombers carried out a series blasts that targeted three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on...

25 Jun 2019 4:48 PM IST

The news coming from Sudan these days evoke pain and concern. Lets pray for this people, so that the violence stops and the dialogue helps find the common well-being, the Pope was quoted saying. (Photo: ANI)

Newsmakers

Pope puts first African-American priest, an ex-slave, on path to...

Tolton was born in Bush Creek, Missouri, on April 1, 1854 into a family of slaves owned by a white Roman Catholic...

13 Jun 2019 10:17 AM IST