As record numbers of people flee conflict, persecution and poverty, governments, citizens and the Church have a moral obligation to safeguard migrants and show solidarity with them, the Pope has said.
Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday met here to open a Palestinian embassy in the Vatican City.
In terror group Islamic State's custody since March, Father Tom Uzhunnalil appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis for rescue. In a video message that surfaced on YouTube and Facebook, Uzhunnalil said the
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India in 2017, Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned to India today after completing his Vatican visit, has said.
Pope Francis has extended indefinitely the power to priests of all ranks to absolve the faithful catholics of abortion even while stressing that it is a grave sin in the eyes of the church to
External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who was in Italy to witness the canonization of Mother Teresa, on Monday called on Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Expressing his happiness over Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is a memorable and proud moment. The Pope today declared Mother Teresa as Saint Teresa at an event in
While lakhs have gathered to witness the ceremony marking Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood, Twitterati appears to be unhappy with the same. So much so that ahead of the canonisation ceremony in Vatican City, there
Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City today in the presence of over a lakh of her followers from all over the world.
Pope Francis fell over as he arrived for a Holy Mass with millions of people watching around the world.The head of the Catholic Church was walking towards an altar in Poland when he took a
Vatican City: Pope Francis said on Sunday that homosexuals deserve an apology from Christians and the Roman Catholic Church for the treatment meted to them. Pope said that all the other people the church
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Saturday scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who failed to protect their flocks from paedophile priests and instead established new legal procedures to remove them if the Vatican finds
Vatican City: Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimism. Francis'
Castelnuovo Di Porto: Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees today, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time
The Pope during consistory of cardinals today approved Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.
Islamabad: Pope Francis is set to visit Pakistan this year on his first-ever trip to the Islamic nation, officials said today.The invitation by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Head of Catholic Church was extended
Mexico City: Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump cannot claim to be a Christian, Pope Francis said on Thursday, after the billionaire vowed to build a border wall to keep out immigrants.The Pope, who was
Havana: With a hug and an exclamation of "Finally," Pope Francis met Friday with Patriarch Kirill in the first ever meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development
Vatican City: Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured
New Delhi: A survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found former South African President Nelson Mandela as the most admired personality of the world. He is closely followed by Pope Francis.Interestingly, the list
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