Pope Francis
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Pope Francis under pressure to confront priest sex abuse in Chile
World | Jan 16, 2018, 03:39 PM ISTMany 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 | Nov 28, 2017, 08:37 PM ISTStanding 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 | Nov 10, 2017, 04:06 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 29, 2017, 09:02 AM ISTCardinal 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, 07:24 PM ISTAccording 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 | Mar 01, 2017, 07:15 AM ISTTo 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 | Feb 22, 2017, 01:05 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 15, 2017, 12:27 PM ISTPope 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 | Dec 26, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTIn 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 | Nov 24, 2016, 06:54 PM ISTPope 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 | Nov 22, 2016, 02:11 PM ISTPope 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 | Sep 05, 2016, 11:40 PM ISTExternal 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
National | Sep 04, 2016, 06:20 PM ISTExpressing 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 | Sep 04, 2016, 01:19 PM ISTWhile 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 | Sep 04, 2016, 02:31 PM ISTMother 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 | Jul 28, 2016, 06:24 PM ISTPope 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 | Jun 27, 2016, 08:00 AM ISTVatican 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 | Jun 05, 2016, 06:54 AM ISTVatican 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 | Mar 27, 2016, 01:52 PM ISTVatican 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 | Mar 25, 2016, 10:42 AM ISTCastelnuovo 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