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  Mother Teresa to be made saint on Sept 4; 10 unknown facts about her

  India | March 15, 2016 20:02 IST

  The Pope during consistory of cardinals today approved Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.

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  Pope Francis to visit Pakistan on Nawaz Sharif's invitation

  World | March 03, 2016 13:58 IST

  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

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  Donald Trump is not a Christian: Pope Francis

  World | February 19, 2016 10:21 IST

  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

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  Catholic pope, Orthodox patriarch make history with first meeting in 1,000 years

  World | February 13, 2016 7:42 IST

  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

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  Pope Francis urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace

  World | December 25, 2015 23:58 IST

  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

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  11 most admired personalities of the world

  World | October 29, 2015 13:14 IST

  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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  Pope meets with sex-abuse victims, promises accountability

  World | September 27, 2015 20:46 IST

  Philadelphia: Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his U.S. visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful

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  Pope Francis turns into rock star by releasing first album!

  Mouthful | September 26, 2015 19:30 IST

  New Delhi: Pope Francis is just making his first visit to the United States. A crowd of over 80,000 people, who were issued tickets by lottery, gave him a rapturous welcome at New York's Central

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  Pope challenges world to clean up its filth

  World | June 19, 2015 14:57 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis' plea to make the state of the environment a central moral issue of our age has been greeted with applause from climate activists and a wide range of church, science and

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  Pope canonizes 2 saints from 19th century Palestine

  World | May 17, 2015 17:44 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis has canonized two nuns from what was 19th century Palestine in hopes of encouraging Christians across the Middle East who are facing a wave of persecution from Islamic extremists.Sisters Mariam Bawardy

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  Modi, Kejriwal among 100 most influential people: Time's poll

  Politics | April 14, 2015 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi chief Mmnister Arvind Kejriwal have been voted among the 100 most influential people in the world in an online poll by readers of Time magazine.Russian President Vladimir

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  Turkey recalls ambassador over pope's Armenia genocide words

  World | April 13, 2015 10:26 IST

  Vatican city: Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to

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  Pope Francis condemns domestic violation against women and female mutilation

  World | February 07, 2015 23:37 IST

  Vatican: Pope Francis condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women today."The many forms of slavery, the commercialisation, and mutilation of the bodies of women, call out to us to be committed to defeat these

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  House leader: Pope Francis to address Congress on Sept 24

  World | February 05, 2015 22:53 IST

  Washington: Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24. He will be the first Pontiff to do so.House Speaker John Boehner made the announcement at a news conference, then issued a

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  Pope urges bishops to ensure children's safety

  World | February 05, 2015 22:24 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged Catholic bishops to ensure the safety of children in parishes, which should be "safe and secure homes" for families, and reminded them that "there is absolutely no place in

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  Stop war in the name of god: Pope Francis

  World | January 22, 2015 7:36 IST

  Rome: Pope Francis Wednesday said war should not be fought in the name of god and appealed for peace in Niger, where Christian buildings were destroyed in protest against Charlie Hebdo's Prophet Mohammad caricatures."Let us

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  Pope canonises Indian-origin missionary as Sri Lanka's first saint

  World | January 14, 2015 14:00 IST

  Colombo: Pope Francis today canonised Indian-origin Catholic missionary Joseph Vaz as Sri Lanka's first saint at a public mass on Colombo seafront attended by thousands as he described the 17th century priest as a model

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  Pope Francis calls for respect for human rights in Sri Lanka

  World | January 13, 2015 12:13 IST

  Colombo: Pope Francis today called for respect of human rights and healing of racial and religious hatred as he arrived on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, days after a new government assumed power in

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  Angelina Jolie honoured to meet Pope Francis

  Hollywood | January 09, 2015 19:41 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress-director Angelina Jolie met Pope Francis and said it was an "honour" to be invited to the Vatican.She met the head of the Catholic church Thursday, and even screened her directorial "Unbroken", which

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  Vatican presses US on Guantanamo inmates' treatment

  World | December 16, 2014 9:27 IST

  Vatican City: The Vatican today asked the US to find an "adequate humanitarian solution" for prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, a reflection of Pope Francis' vocal concern that prisoners be treated with