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Pope Francis delivers a speech during a ceremony for peace with representatives from various religions in Campidoglio Square in Rome on October 20, 2020. (AFP)

PM Modi to call on Pope Francis for first time

Sources noted that this would be the first-ever meeting with Pope Francis for Mr Modi since he became Prime Minister in...

29 Oct 2021 6:37 AM IST

Pope Francis, wearing a face mask, descending the stairs of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli prior to an inter-religious ceremony for peace in Campidoglio Square, at Romes Capitoline Hill. (Photo: VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)

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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 IST

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Anita Anand | Overturning Roe: It's overzealous morality at play vs...

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the US, sharply dividing Americans along partisan, ideological and...

10 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

With his elevation, Dr Antony will be a one among the 226 serving Cardinals and will be a member of the 132-member College of Cardinals which will elect a new Pope. (Image By Arrangement)

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AA EDIT | Dalit Cardinal marks a first

He will now be part of the global leadership of one of the oldest institutions. That makes his elevation all the more...

31 Aug 2022 2:00 AM IST

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)

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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 Sept 2022 4:54 PM IST

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

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God made you, loves you this way: Pope Francis assures gay man

It is a striking statement of tolerance towards homosexuality, which the Church has condemned till now.

22 May 2018 8:05 AM IST

Additional DGP Pallab Bhattacharya said that they have succeeded in identifying the Ulfa (I) rebel who was sending the extortion notices as WhatsApp message wa followed by a call which originated from Myanmar.

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Mystic Mantra: Use WhatsApp with caution

Worse, our cell-phones sometimes become imprisoning cells', with wasted hours uselessly chattering or forwarding...

17 May 2018 1:53 AM IST

$The marches \for our lives\ across the US on Saturday were spearheaded by survivors of a shooting in a Florida high school last month. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Pope urges young people not to remain silent

"Please, make that choice, before the stones themselves cry out," he urged young people.

25 March 2018 5:49 PM IST

Pope Francis is considered too liberal by many in Polands church, who still follow the more conservative teachings of Saint John Paul II, the late Polish pope who served from 1978 to 2005. (Photo: File)

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Pray for his quick departure: Conservative priest wishes for Pope's...

Staniek had cited what he viewed as the pope's erroneous views', including his openness to Muslims.

18 March 2018 1:43 PM IST

$The 76-year-old was impassive throughout the hearing in Melbourne that ordered him to face a jury on \multiple\ charges, although half of the allegations against him, including some of the most serious, were thrown out. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Pope aide Pell pleads not guilty, to stand trial on sexual abuse...

'Not guilty', top aide to Pope Francis said loudly, without hesitation when asked his plea, a stance he has taken since...

1 May 2018 12:06 PM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Seek the sacred in sport

Sport demands that one strives utmost to defeat or outsmart one's opponents.

13 Jun 2018 1:33 AM IST

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Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape

It bore the pope's name at birth, Jorge Bergoglio, and the flag of his native country.

11 Jun 2018 11:29 AM IST