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Celebrating A Rare Day At The Vatican With Two Popes On Stage

The day highlighted the unique religious heritage and traditions that make it a special occasion with two Popes sharing the limelight.

May 10, 2023, 17:08 PM IST

German archbishop offers to resign over Church's sexual abuse 'catastrophe'

One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share responsibility for the "catastrophe" of sexual abuse by clerics over past decades.

Jun 05, 2021, 11:09 AM IST

Vatican opens archives on history's most controversial Pope Pius XII

Award-winning German religious historian Hubert Wolf will be in Rome on Monday, armed with six assistants and two years of funding to start exploring documents from the "private secretariat" of the late pope.

Mar 02, 2020, 13:29 PM IST

43 killed as Islamic State bombs two Egyptian churches

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for bombing two Egyptian churches as worshippers gathered to mark Palm Sunday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest attacks on the Coptic Christian minority in recent memory.

Apr 09, 2017, 21:56 PM IST