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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’ ‘peace’ BatonColumnists
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’...

The challenge before the Conclave of Cardinals was to choose the man who could hold the Roman Catholic Church together...

10 May 2025 2:15 AM IST

K.J. Jacob | Will the Next Pope Follow Francis’ Line? Cardinals to Gather for Conclave TodayColumnists
K.J. Jacob | Will the Next Pope Follow Francis’ Line? Cardinals to...

With 133 cardinals gathering for the election, the world awaits the next successor to Pope Francis

6 May 2025 11:13 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’ Glasnost?Columnists
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’...

Even as he adopted the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he showed his commitment to the Franciscan vows of...

23 April 2025 12:29 AM IST

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Holy spirits? Closed churches find second life as breweries

At least 10 new breweries have opened in old churches across the US.

6 Oct 2017 5:00 PM IST

The report notes that 18 of the 33 individuals who committed abuses are still part of the organisation. (Photo: Representational)World
175 children abused by Mexican branch of Catholic Church: report

The findings of the report spans from the group's founding in 1941 until December 16, 2019.

22 Dec 2019 2:19 PM IST

Pope Francis, with Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti, answers reporters questions aboard the plane after taking off from Panama City. (Photo: AP)Life
Celibacy imperative for the Roman Catholic Church

Pope says he will not change priest celibacy rules.

29 Jan 2019 3:28 PM IST

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

Cardinal Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes. (Photo: AFP)Life
Pell's conviction casts a shadow over the Church

Tainted cardinal George Pell's conviction casts doubt on the victim redressal scheme he created.

28 Feb 2019 8:38 PM IST

Pope Francis promised an \all-out battle\ against abusive priests, but blamed the devil and insisted the Church was not the only place children were assaulted. (Photo: AFP)Life
Vatican summit on clerical paedophilia a let-down

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

25 Feb 2019 8:21 PM IST

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of priests at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican recently. (Photo: AP)Life
Vatican's legal recourse for tackling for sex abuse

Catholic Church's regulations for investigation of, both priests accused of molestation and superiors accused of...

21 Feb 2019 7:34 PM IST

Pope Francis greets young detainees before leaving Las Garzas youth detention centre on the outskirts of Panama City, during his visit to Panama for World Youth Day. (Photo:AFP)Life
Vatican serious about addressing child sexual abuse

Vatican sets a new precedent by defrocking a former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor.

16 Feb 2019 8:48 PM IST

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)Life
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...

27 March 2019 2:11 PM IST

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