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  Pope Francis under pressure to confront priest sex abuse in Chile

  World | January 16, 2018 15:39 IST

  Many Chileans are still furious over his 2015 decision to appoint a bishop close to the Rev. Fernando Karadima, a priest found guilty by the Vatican in 2011 of abusing dozens of minors over decades.

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  Pope avoids reference to Rohingya in Myanmar speech

  World | November 28, 2017 20:37 IST

  Standing alongside Suu Kyi, the Pope spoke mostly in general terms. His highly-anticipated remarks may draw condemnation from human rights activists who blame the Myanmar Army for driving out hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the country.

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  Holy Smoke! Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shops

  World | November 10, 2017 16:06 IST

  The Vatican announced on Thursday that it would no longer sell cigarettes to employees in its duty free shop and supermarket — giving up an estimated 10 million euros ($11 million) a year in profit.

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  Australian police charge Pope Francis aide with sexual offences, Vatican stunned

  World | June 29, 2017 9:02 IST

  Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the church’s long-running sexual abuse scandal.

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  When Pope Francis asked First Lady Melania what she feeds Donald Trump

  World | May 24, 2017 19:24 IST

  According to an interview Trump gave last year, he is 1.88 metres tall and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg).

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  Nations must be able to integrate migrants: Pope Francis

  World | March 01, 2017 7:15 IST

  To truly welcome migrants, host nations must know how many they can integrate, Pope Francis said on Tuesday.

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  Protecting migrants 'a moral duty' of all, says Pope

  World | February 22, 2017 13:05 IST

  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.

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  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas inaugurates embassy in Vatican City

  World | January 15, 2017 12:27 IST

  Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday met here to open a Palestinian embassy in the Vatican City.

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  Father Tom Uzhunnalil, abducted by IS, appeals to PM Modi, Pope Francis for help

  India | December 26, 2016 20:06 IST

  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

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  ‘Pope Francis likely to visit India next year’

  India | November 24, 2016 18:54 IST

  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.

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  Pope grants all Priests authority to forgive "Grave Sin" of abortion

  World | November 22, 2016 14:11 IST

  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

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  Sushma Swaraj calls on Pope Francis at Vatican

  World | September 05, 2016 23:40 IST

  External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who was in Italy to witness the canonization of Mother Teresa, on Monday called on Pope Francis at the Vatican.

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  Proud of Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood: PM Modi

  Politics | September 04, 2016 18:20 IST

  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

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  #FraudTeresa: Twitter takes a dig at Mother's elevation to sainthood

  India | September 04, 2016 13:19 IST

  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

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  'Saint Teresa of Calcutta': Pope Francis canonises Mother Teresa in Vatican ceremony

  World | September 04, 2016 14:31 IST

  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.

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  WATCH! Pope Francis misses step, falls over in front of huge audience

  World | July 28, 2016 18:24 IST

  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

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  Church should seek forgiveness from gays and marginalized, says Pope Francis

  World | June 27, 2016 8:00 IST

  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

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  Pope okays measures to prosecute bishops who botch abuse cases

  World | June 05, 2016 6:54 IST

  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

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  After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message

  World | March 27, 2016 13:52 IST

  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'

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  Pope Francis washes feet of Musilm, Hindu refugees, says 'we are brothers'

  World | March 25, 2016 10:42 IST

  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