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  • top 15 most powerful people listed in forbes

    Top 15 most powerful people listed in Forbes

    World | December 05, 2014 11:43 IST

    From 2009 onwards, Forbes magazine has been compiling a list of  world's most powerful people every year. This year many new faces have made entry into the list. One of the most prominent faces includes

  • setback for pope francis as synod fails to agree on gays

    Setback for Pope Francis as Synod fails to agree on gays, divorcees

    World | October 19, 2014 11:34 IST

    Vatican City: Roman Catholic bishops today failed to reach consensus on opening the Church's doors to remarried divorcees and gays after a special synod on the family, in a blow to Pope Francis.Vatican spokesman Federico

  • pope opens synod rejecting bad shepherds

    Pope opens Synod rejecting bad shepherds

    World | October 06, 2014 10:06 IST

    Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday inaugurated the Synod with a warning about the risks of ‘greed for money and power' and ‘bad shepherds', government leaders and other officials--who impose responsibilities onto people that they

  • pope s wwi tribute infused with personal ties

    Pope's WWI tribute infused with personal ties

    World | September 13, 2014 13:14 IST

    REDIPUGLIA: Pope Francis confronts a piece of his own family history on Saturday when he visits a World War I memorial built amid battlefields where his grandfather fought in a fierce Italian offensive against the

  • goa church crosses fingers over first goan origin saint

    Goa Church crosses fingers over first Goan origin saint

    India | September 13, 2014 12:38 IST

    Panaji: The Goa Church has its fingers crossed over reports in the international media which suggest that Blessed Joseph Vaz, a 17th century Catholic priest of Goan origin, could be canonised as Sri Lanka's first

  • pope francis to hold mass during sri lanka visit

    Pope Francis to hold mass during Sri Lanka visit

    World | September 13, 2014 6:51 IST

    Colombo: Pope Francis, pope of the Catholic Church, will hold a public mass along the iconic shoreline of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during his visit in January next year, an official said on Friday while

  • pope s message to china signals thaw in ties

    Pope's message to China signals thaw in ties

    World | August 14, 2014 17:18 IST

    Beijing: In an unprecedented move, Pope Francis today sent a goodwill message to China's leadership, which allowed the pontiff to use its airspace signalling a possible thaw in bilateral ties mired in a long-running contest

  • pope francis begins first asia trip

    Pope Francis begins first Asia trip

    World | August 14, 2014 11:21 IST

    London: Pope Francis arrived ON Thursday in South Korea, beginning his first visit to Asia since he took over the papacy in March 2013, media reported.During his trip, he will beatify 124 Korean Catholics who

  • narendra modi surpasses white house in twitter follower base

    Narendra Modi surpasses White House in Twitter follower base

    Politics | June 26, 2014 12:28 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the fourth most "followed" world leader on Twitter, has overtaken the White House in terms of number of followers on the microblogging site, an annual global study of world

  • pope not to attend goa exposition

    Pope not to attend Goa exposition

    India | June 25, 2014 20:59 IST

    Panaji: Pope Francis will be unable to attend Goa's biggest religious event of the decade, the Exposition of Spanish Saint Francis Xavier, Archbishop Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao said Wednesday.Fr. Alfred Vaz, the chief organiser of

  • pope francis urges an end to israel palestine conflict

    Pope Francis urges an end to Israel-Palestine conflict

    World | May 26, 2014 0:00 IST

    Jerusalem: Pope Francis Sunday afternoon urged Israelis and the Palestinians to search for a peaceful solution to their conflict.On his arrival at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv at the start of his visit

  • pope francis declares john xxiii john paul ii saints

    Pope Francis declares John XXIII, John Paul II saints

    World | April 27, 2014 17:52 IST

    Vatican City: Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by

  • obama tells pope francis he is a great admirer

    Obama tells Pope Francis he is a 'great admirer'

    World | March 27, 2014 17:35 IST

    Vatican City:  President Barack Obama called himself a 'great admirer' of Pope Francis as he sat down at the Vatican on Thursday with the pontiff he considers a kindred spirit on issues of economic inequality.

  • internet is a gift from god pope francis

    Internet is a 'gift from God': Pope Francis

    World | January 24, 2014 14:43 IST

    Vatican City: The internet is a "gift from God" that facilitates communication, Pope Francis said on Thursday, but he warns that the obsessive desire to stay connected can actually isolate people from their friends and

  • pope shares his birthday breakfast with homeless

    Pope shares his birthday breakfast with homeless

    World | December 17, 2013 17:04 IST

    Vatican City: Four homeless people have helped Pope Francis celebrate his 77th birthday at the Vatican.They live nearby and were invited to attend the morning Mass which Francis celebrates daily at the Vatican hotel where

  • pope francis named time s person of the year 2013

    Pope Francis named Time's Person Of The Year 2013

    World | December 12, 2013 8:12 IST

    Rome: Time magazine has named Pope Francis its Person of the Year 2013, calling him “The People's Pope.” Gay marriage pioneer Edith Windsor, Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad and senator Ted Cruz rounded out the top

  • don t be too spiritual pope tells nuns

    Don't be too spiritual: Pope tells nuns

    World | October 05, 2013 10:44 IST

    Rome : Pope Francis Friday berated the nuns whose fixed smiles betray "a lack of joy that comes from within"."I am so disappointed when I meet nuns who are joyless, who may smile with the

  • obama restates opposition to deals on debt ceiling

    Obama restates opposition to deals on debt ceiling

    World | October 03, 2013 6:34 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama says he will negotiate with congressional Republicans only after they agree to reopen the federal government and after they increase the nation's borrowing authority, which is set to hit its limit

  • pope convenes cardinals for church reform talks

    Pope convenes cardinals for church reform talks

    World | October 01, 2013 12:19 IST

    Vatican City : Pope Francis convenes his parallel cabinet on Tuesday for a first round of talks on reforming the Catholic Church, bringing eight cardinals from around the globe together in a novel initiative to

  • war never again says pope on syria

    War never again, says Pope on Syria

    World | September 03, 2013 12:21 IST

    Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria."War never again! Never again war!" Francis wrote on microblogging website Twitter.The Pope Sunday deplored

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