PM Narendra Modi to meet Pope Francis today, Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar dies, here are top headlines
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Oct 30, 2021, 07:55 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s Italy, UK visit: Here’s what is on Day 2’s agenda
PM Modi will call on Pope Francis at the Vatican City during Day 2 of his trip to Italy.
Oct 30, 2021, 07:04 AM IST
LIVE: 69.60% voter turnout recorded in Assam by-elections
Voting is underway since 7 AM to decide the fate of 16 candidates.
Oct 30, 2021, 06:30 AM IST
Boy tries to steal Pope Francis' cap, video wins hearts -- Watch
The boy, who Pope Francis later said had a medical "limitation", was wearing a mask and a track suit and appeared to be about 10-years old.
Oct 23, 2021, 10:38 AM IST
Pope Francis returns to Vatican 11 days after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican 11 days after surgery to remove part of his colon.
Jul 14, 2021, 23:50 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan to join Pope Francis, Joe Biden and others in global event to inspire COVID-19 vax drive
Noted Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is set to make an appearance at Global Citizen's VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World.
May 09, 2021, 16:21 PM IST
Be humble, Pope Francis tells priests on Holy Thursday Mass leading to Easter
It is the second consecutive Easter season under COVID-19 restrictions. The Vatican follows guidelines from Italy, which has seen a resurgence in infections and deaths.
Apr 01, 2021, 23:10 PM IST
'I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence': Pope Francis
More than 180 protesters have been killed as security forces try to crush a wave of demonstrations.
Mar 17, 2021, 23:33 PM IST
Pope Francis takes high-profile trip to Iraq, believes God will protect country from pandemic
Francis on Monday (March 8) wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which was aimed at bringing hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority while boosting relations with the Shiite Muslim world.
Mar 08, 2021, 23:27 PM IST
Peace more powerful than war: Pope Francis in Iraq
Francis, on a historic first visit by a pope to Iraq, visited Mosul to encourage the healing of sectarian wounds and to pray for the dead of any religion.
Mar 07, 2021, 21:20 PM IST
Pope Francis keeps his distance at audience over COVID concerns
Pope Francis stayed a safe distance from well-wishers at his weekly general audience on Wednesday, saying new rules aimed at curbing the coronavirus meant he had to hold back.
Oct 14, 2020, 15:03 PM IST
Pope Francis calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam
He was giving his Angelus message for Assumption Day, the most important Catholic feast dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Aug 15, 2020, 18:26 PM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19: Pope Francis to livestream Easter mass to locked-down world
Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world's 1.3 billion Catholics celebrate their holiest holiday under a coronavirus lockdown.
Apr 12, 2020, 08:41 AM IST
Pope Francis to live stream prayer service amid coronavirus outbreak
In a video shared on social media, he said he was taking all the recommended precautions and had gone into self-isolation at home.
Pope Francis sides with traditionalists on priest celibacy
In his text, Francis cited the contributions of women and argued that their roles be increased, but dismissed the idea of their ordination.
Feb 15, 2020, 12:37 PM IST
Pope Francis names first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic post
Pope Francis on Wednesday named the first woman to hold a high-ranking post in the Secretariat of State, the male-dominated Vatican`s diplomatic and administrative nerve centre.
Jan 15, 2020, 22:56 PM IST
Pope Francis apologises for 'bad example' of slapping arm of pilgrim who tugged him
Pope Francis, 83, had a sharp encounter with a woman on Tuesday evening during a walkabout in St. Peters Square.
Jan 02, 2020, 11:31 AM IST
Don't let Church failings distance you from God, Pope Francis says on Christmas Eve
As is customary on Christmas Eve, the 83-year-old Pope Francis weaved his sermon around the spiritual and personal significance of the night that Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Dec 25, 2019, 11:24 AM IST
Pope Francis urges abolition of nuclear weapons at Japan's ground zeros
Pope Francis visited the ground zeros of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, both seared in the world`s collective consciousness after the bombs dropped there by the United States three days apart in August 1945 in an effort to end World War Two.
Nov 24, 2019, 17:06 PM IST
Pope Francis asks forgiveness for theft of controversial Amazon statues
The synod is discussing the future of the Church in the Amazon and threats to its environment. Francis said there "was no idolatrous intention" in using the statues, which depicted a pregnant woman, at a side event in the Vatican when the assembly began.
Oct 25, 2019, 23:56 PM IST
