Invited by Nawaz Sharif, Pope Francis to visit Pakistan this year
Pope Francis will visit Pakistan this year on the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Mar 03, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
Pope accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
Christians make up for 1.6 percent of Pakistan`s population, which accounts for about 2.8 million people.
Mar 03, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
I have pope`s 'full backing,' says abuse inquiry cardinal
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell insisted he has the "full backing" of Pope Francis as he told an inquiry Tuesday that abuse claims against Australia`s most notorious paedophile priest were not "of much interest" to him.
Mar 01, 2016, 09:03 AM IST
'Devastating' Islamist violence is uniting Christians: Pope
Today, the Pope said the Ethiopian church "had been a church of martyrs since its inception”.
Feb 29, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
Pope urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly
Pope Francis on Sunday urged European countries struggling with the migrant crisis to "share the burden fairly", amid growing divisions on how to handle the flow of people fleeing poverty and war.
Feb 28, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Pope Francis urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly
Pope Francis on Sunday urged European countries struggling with the migrant crisis to "share the burden fairly", amid growing divisions on how to handle the flow of people fleeing poverty and war.
Feb 28, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
Pope Francis calls for worldwide abolition of death penalty
Pope Francis on Sunday called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, saying the commandment "You shall not kill" was absolute and equally valid for the guilty as for the innocent.
Feb 21, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Vatican says chill, Pope Francis not backing pill
The Vatican on Friday moved swiftly to dampen claims Pope Francis had signalled a significant relaxation of the Catholic Church's ban on contraception in response to an outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin America.
Feb 19, 2016, 23:56 PM IST
Pope says Donald Trump `not a Christian`
Pope Francis on Thursday intervened explosively in the US election campaign, saying Donald Trump cannot claim to be a Christian.
Feb 19, 2016, 09:01 AM IST
Building walls 'is not Christian': Pope Francis on Donald Trump
Pope Francis on Thursday intervened explosively in the US election campaign, saying Donald Trump cannot claim to be a Christian and also vow to build a border wall to keep out immigrants.
Feb 19, 2016, 03:11 AM IST
Donald Trump calls Pope`s criticism of him `disgraceful`
Donald Trump on Thursday called remarks by Pope Francis "disgraceful," after the pontiff argued the Republican White House hopeful could not claim to be a Christian based on his anti-immigrant stan
Feb 19, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
At Mexico-US border, Pope decries migrant `tragedy`
Pope Francis on Wednesday decried the "human tragedy" of migrants fleeing violence worldwide during a huge mass on Mexico`s border with the United States, where many have died while crossing the desert.
Feb 18, 2016, 11:26 AM IST
At Mexico-US border, Pope decries suffering of migrants
Pope Francis on Wednesday railed against immigration policies that force many underground and into the hands of drug gangs and human smugglers, praying at Mexico`s border with the United States in what was once one of the world`s deadliest cities.
Feb 18, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Pope Francis leaves Mexico after five-day trip
Pope Francis left Mexico on Wednesday after a five-day trip focused on drug violence and the plight of migrants.
Feb 18, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
Pope decries global `human tragedy` of forced migration
Francis made a point of holding the service in Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas, to pray for migrants.
Feb 18, 2016, 06:17 AM IST
Pope Francis heads to Mexican cult-like cartel`s homeland
Pope Francis heads Tuesday to Mexico`s troublesome western state of Michoacan, where the cult-like Knights Templar drug cartel and its pseudo-messianic leader terrorized the population until farmers revolted against them.
Feb 16, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
Pope wants Mexico free of `merchants of death`
Pope Francis urged Mexicans on Sunday to turn their country into a land of opportunity where there is no need to emigrate or mourn victims "of the merchants of death."
Feb 15, 2016, 01:58 AM IST
Pope urges Mexico leaders to provide `true justice`
Pope Francis urged Mexico`s leaders Saturday to provide "true justice" to citizens hit by drug violence and called on bishops to courageously fight the scourge plaguing the country.
Feb 14, 2016, 01:49 AM IST
Historic pope-patriarch declaration: Key points
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill on Friday held the first meeting in nearly a millennium between heads of their two branches of the Christian church.
Feb 13, 2016, 08:12 AM IST
Pope in Mexico after historic talks with Russian patriarch
Catholic faithful flocked to the streets of Mexico City to greet Pope Francis on Friday after the pontiff held a historic meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Feb 13, 2016, 07:40 AM IST
