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Pope Francis tests negative for Coronavirus

Pope Francis, who was being monitored for suspected Coronavirus exposure has tested negative for the deadly disease which has so far killed over 3,000 globally.

Pope’s visit to Thailand will also be a family reunion

Pope Francis is due to arrive in Thailand on November 20 for a four-day visit, the first leg of an Asia trip that will also take him to Japan, Catholic officials announced Friday.

India vs England: Woakes replaces Stokes, Malan dropped for 2nd Test at Lord's

Stokes misses out on the 2nd Test as he faces a court hearing in Bristol after he was involved in a brawl last year, whereas Malan has been dropped after he failed to make an impact in the Birmingham Test.

Pope avoids reference to Rohingya in Myanmar speech

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.

Pope seeks to defuse Korea tension, push nuclear disarmament

Fake news: New civics course in US schools to spot fictional news

Differentiating between real and fake news had come across as a big challenge for voters in the recently concluded US elections that has seen a bitter fight both before and after the verdict. In a

Pope okays measures to prosecute bishops who botch abuse cases

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

Pope John Paul II had 'intense' relationship with married woman: Report

London: Pope Saint John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted for over 30 years, a documentary aired by the BBC has claimed.Unseen letters featuring in a BBC documentary show

Pope Francis urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace

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

Pope challenges world to clean up its filth

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

There are limits to free expression: Pope on Charlie Hebdo

Aboard the Papal plane: Pope Francis says there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone's faith.Francis spoke on Thursday about the Paris attacks while en route to the Philippines.

Pope ends Turkey trip seeking unity with Orthodox

Istanbul: Pope Francis is wrapping up his three-day visit to Turkey with a liturgy alongside the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and a meeting with young refugees who have fled Syria, Iraq and

Pope opens Synod rejecting bad shepherds

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 lifts beatification ban on Salvadoran archbishop

London: Pope Francis has lifted a ban on the beatification of murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, a media report said on Tuesday.For years, the Roman Catholic Church blocked the process because of concerns that Romero

Pope not to attend Goa exposition

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 announces day of fasting for peace for Syria

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting

Pope issues new law criminalising sexual abuse of kids

Vatican City, July 12: Pope Francis has issued new legislation criminalising the sexual or physical abuse of children in the Vatican.The papal decree issued Thursday also broadened the definition of crimes against minors to include

Pope greets Muslim migrants on Ramadan

Rome, July 8: Pope Francis, on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, on Monday said Muslim migrants in Italy had the support of the Catholic Church."I sent heartfelt greetings to dear Muslim immigrants

Pope's 1st encyclical: 'Light of Faith' due Friday

Vatican City, July 1: So much for vacation: Pope Francis on Friday will issue his first encyclical and then will travel to Sicily to meet with recently arrived African migrants.The Vatican announced the pope's back-to-back

Francis: Benedict showed courage in retiring

Vatican City, Jun 30: Pope Francis says his predecessor, Benedict XVI, was courageously following his conscience when he decided to retire.Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to quit the post when he resigned