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'Unprecedented change': Pope Francis allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting | Here's why
World | April 26, 2023 17:55 ISTVatican City: Francis gave his approval to modifications to the rules governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican organisation that regularly convenes bishops from around the world.
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Durga Puja 2022: Kolkata welcomes Goddess in 'Vatican City'-themed pandal. See pics
Lifestyle | September 23, 2022 10:15 ISTDurga Puja is one of the most renowned and cherished Hindu festivals observed in India. The holy Goddess Durga is ceremonially worshipped. People celebrate the festival with great fervour and devotion.
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PM Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India
News | October 30, 2021 15:28 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to visit India during a "very warm" meeting at the Vatican City which lasted for an hour on Saturday, sources said.
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Coronavirus: Mass testing at Vatican after priest tests COVID-19 positive
World | March 27, 2020 17:36 ISTMass testing has been carried out in the Vatican after a priest living at the Popes residence tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Pope Francis appoints Sri Lankan priest to top Vatican post
World | July 05, 2019 13:01 ISTRev. Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku, who has been appointed as the Secretary of the PCID is a member of the clergy of the Diocese of Badulla.
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Holy Smoke! Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shops
World | November 10, 2017 16:06 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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When Pope Francis asked First Lady Melania what she feeds Donald Trump
World | May 24, 2017 19:24 ISTAccording to an interview Trump gave last year, he is 1.88 metres tall and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg).
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#FraudTeresa: Twitter takes a dig at Mother's elevation to sainthood
India | September 04, 2016 13:19 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 | September 04, 2016 14:31 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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Sachin Tendulkar holidays in Rome with wife Anjali and daughter Sara (see pics)
Lifestyle | June 30, 2015 14:29 ISTNew Delhi: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar may have taken the back seat in the world of cricket, but he hasn't stopped having fun in his real life.The God of cricket is on a European holiday
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Pope challenges world to clean up its filth
World | June 19, 2015 14:57 ISTVatican 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 declares as Saints two blessed from Kerala
India | November 24, 2014 7:49 ISTVatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday declared Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as Saints at Vatican.With their Canonisation, as the finale of the long-drawn process is known in Catholic parlance,
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Italian man sets self on fire in Vatican City
World | December 20, 2013 10:13 ISTVatican City: A 51-year-old Italian man set himself on fire on St Peter's Square in a rare event on the famous esplanade. The man works as a cleaner in a nearby Vatican-run hospital. He set himself on
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Pope greets Muslim migrants on Ramadan
World | July 09, 2013 12:30 ISTRome, 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
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Pope's 1st encyclical: 'Light of Faith' due Friday
World | July 01, 2013 16:19 ISTVatican 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
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Francis: Benedict showed courage in retiring
World | June 30, 2013 16:48 ISTVatican 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
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Kurien to head Indian delegation to Vatican
India | March 17, 2013 21:49 ISTNew Delhi, Mar 17: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien will lead the Indian delegation to the inaugural pontifical mass of Pope Francis I in Vatican City on Tuesday, official sources said Sunday.According to the
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New Pope elected
World | March 14, 2013 0:22 ISTVatican City, Mar 13: White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney in the Vatican City Wednesday announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church.Crowds
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Cardinals celebrate Mass before entering conclave
World | March 12, 2013 16:46 ISTVatican City, Mar 12: Cardinals celebrated a final Mass today before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope, seeking to overcome their divisions and rally behind a single
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Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal
World | March 04, 2013 16:44 ISTVatican City, Mar 4: Cardinals from around the world gathered on Monday inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of
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