Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies
Pope Francis in his year-end message urged people to take responsibility for their actions.
Jan 01, 2018, 23:12 PM IST
Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Dec 25, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Midnight Mass
Pope Francis celebrated the fifth Christmas Midnight Mass of his pontificate where he highlighted the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus Christ.
Dec 25, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Pope Francis ignores abuse scandal in condolences for US cardinal
In 2004, an investigation established that some 4,400 Catholic priests were paedophiles and that the number of victims from 1950-2002 stands at around 11,000.
Dec 20, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Pope Francis urges nuclear disarmament, climate-change solutions
Pope Francis is calling for a world without nuclear arms and for effective measures to combat climate change.
Dec 11, 2017, 08:23 AM IST
Pope Francis renews call for 'wisdom and prudence' over Jerusalem
There were fresh protests in the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over Trump`s declaration, a move that drew global condemnation and sparked days of unrest in the Palestinian territories.
Dec 10, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
Pope Francis defends Jerusalem 'status quo' ahead of Trump's grand announcement on Israel
Pope Francis on Wednesday defended the "status quo" in Jerusalem, hours ahead of an announcement by US President Donald Trump in which officials said he will recognise the disputed city as Israel`s capital.
Dec 06, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Pope says 'recognising rights of all people', in Holy Land essential
Pope Francis, speaking to Palestinians ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump`s expected announcement on Jerusalem, said on Wednesday that "recognising the rights of all people", in the Holy Land is a primary condition for dialogue.
Dec 06, 2017, 14:16 PM IST
Pope Francis says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees
The Rohingya meeting was a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Dec 03, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
Pope Francis ends Asia tour dominated by refugee crisis
Pope Francis left Bangladesh on Saturday at the end of a high-stakes Asia tour that was dominated by the plight of the Rohingya ethnic minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Dec 02, 2017, 17:36 PM IST
Missing Bangladesh Catholic priest found safe
Walter William Rosario, a 40-year-old priest and school headmaster, went missing on Monday from a village in northern Bangladesh where suspected Islamist extremists last year hacked a Catholic grocer to death.
Dec 02, 2017, 15:34 PM IST
Pope Francis ends Asia tour after meeting Rohingya
Pope Francis wrapped up a high-stakes Asia tour Saturday after meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Dec 02, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
Pope flies to Bangladesh after contentious Myanmar visit
Pope Francis on Thursday flew on to Bangladesh after concluding a 4-day visit to Myanmar.
Nov 30, 2017, 13:20 PM IST
Pope Francis holds landmark mass for Myanmar Catholics
A sea of worshippers crowded into a football field in Yangon on Wednesday for a historic open-air mass by Pope Francis, whose visit to Myanmar has been framed so far by his public sidestepping of the Rohingya crisis.
Nov 29, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
Pope Francis calls for peace in Myanmar on diplomatically fraught trip
Pope Francis called on the people of Myanmar on Wednesday to embrace peace and reconciliation as their country emerges from nearly five decades of military rule still riven by ethnic conflicts and communal strife.
Nov 29, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
Myanmar should commit to respect for human rights, says Pope
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that Myanmar is suffering from civil conflict and hostilities.
Nov 28, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
Pope Francis heads to Myanmar capital
The pontiff will be received by President Htin Kyaw in Myanmar capital.
Nov 28, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Myanmar has `no religious discrimination`, Army Chief tells Pope Francis
Myanmar`s military stands accused of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims.
Nov 27, 2017, 16:59 PM IST
Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope''s diplomatically fraught trip
YANGON (Reuters) - Thousands of Catholics gathered in Yangon on Monday after journeys by train and bus, excited to get a glimpse of Pope Francis, who begins a trip to Myanmar fraught with diplomatic risk over its treatment of the minority Muslim Rohingya people.
Nov 27, 2017, 11:04 AM IST
Pope Francis begins South Asia trip
Pope Francis on Sunday began a trip that will take him to Myanmar and Bangladesh, where he will be until December 2 and on which he will meet with representatives of other faiths with the harsh persecution of the local Muslim Rohingya minority in the background.
Nov 27, 2017, 07:53 AM IST
