After 1,000-year split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting, uniting to issue a global appeal for the protection of Christians under assault in the Middle East.
Feb 13, 2016, 04:37 AM IST
Pope, Russian patriarch call for new Christian unity
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, during a historic meeting Friday, called for restored Christian unity and urgent action to help Christians threatened by violence in the Middle East.
Feb 13, 2016, 03:44 AM IST
Pope, Russian patriarch kiss at start of historic meet
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill kissed each other and sat down together Friday for the first meeting between their two branches of the church in nearly a thousand years.
Feb 13, 2016, 01:32 AM IST
Pope Francis heads for historic encounter with Russian patriarch
Pope Francis headed to Cuba on Friday looking to heal a 1,000-year-old rift in Christianity.
Feb 12, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
Pope Francis meets Iraqi PM
Pope Francis held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi at the Vatican.
Feb 11, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
Catholic group urges pope to allow contraception to fight Zika
A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to "follow their conscience" and use contraception or to let women have abortions to protect themselves against the Zika virus.
Feb 11, 2016, 02:52 AM IST
Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to hold historic meeting in Cuba
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba next week in what could be a landmark step towards healing the 1,000-year-old rift between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
Feb 06, 2016, 03:22 AM IST
Did you hear this? Donald Trump in running for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump, Greek islanders helping desperate migrants, Angela Merkel and the pope -- some may seem more likely than others but all are understood to be in the running for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
Feb 04, 2016, 11:20 AM IST
Fight corruption, drug violence: Pope Francis urges Mexico
Mexicans should battle against corruption and grisly drug gang violence, Pope Francis urged on Wednesday, just days before he is set to make his first tour of some of Mexico`s most violence-scarred regions as pontiff.
Feb 03, 2016, 23:07 PM IST
Pope Francis feels ''like a mother-in-law''
'I feel rather like a mother-in-law giving advice on what should be done'.
Feb 03, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
Pope Francis ''not an actor'' says Vatican, on movie debut reports
Pope Francis is expected to appear in a spiritual film aimed at children, Italian producers said on Monday.
Feb 02, 2016, 10:12 AM IST
Meeting Pope was great, says Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio says he had a great meeting with Pope.
Jan 31, 2016, 17:33 PM IST
Okay to be sinner, but not to be corrupt: Pope Francis
It is acceptable to sin often and seek forgiveness but not be corrupt and to no longer see the need to atone for one`s sins, Pope Francis said.
Jan 30, 2016, 20:41 PM IST
Circus performers ''champions of beauty'': Pope Francis
'You are champions of beauty: You make beauty, and beauty is good for the soul.'
Jan 28, 2016, 11:18 AM IST
Pope asks Protestants for forgiveness for persecution
Pope Francis asked Protestants and other Christian Churches for forgiveness for past persecution by Catholics as the Vatican announced on Monday he would visit Sweden later in the year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Jan 26, 2016, 01:33 AM IST
Pope hits out at political discourse over social media
Pope Francis shouted out over the increasingly aggressive nature of much political discourse and the use of social media as a forum for personal abuse.
Jan 24, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits Italy, France on first post-sanctions tour
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is to visit Italy and France next week to boost economic ties, in his first European tour since a nuclear deal saw sanctions lifted against the Islamic republic.
Jan 23, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
Pope Francis gives shelter to homeless Romanian lady
In a warm gesture, Pope Francis has offered to house a homeless Romanian woman who delivered a girl in front of St Peter`s Square.
Jan 21, 2016, 11:43 AM IST
No saint without sin: Pope Francis
God looks beyond appearances and into people`s hearts and knows that there is no saint without a past, Pope Francis has said.
Jan 20, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Synagogue visit: Pope Francis denounces violence done in God's name
Pope Francis denounced all violence committed in the name of God during a visit to Rome's main synagogue on Sunday, joining the oldest Jewish community in the diaspora in a sign of interfaith friendship at a time of religiously-inspired attacks around the globe.
Jan 17, 2016, 23:33 PM IST
