Pope Francis says may consider making married men priests
Many in the church believe, given the lack of priests in many places, that a new path to ordination should be opened.
Mar 10, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Pope makes historic visit to Rome Anglican church
Pope Francis attended a service at the All Saints' Church in Rome on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff in history to visit an Anglican church in the Italian capital.
Feb 27, 2017, 00:42 AM IST
Pope Francis meets families of Dhaka attack victims
Pope Francis met the families of the nine Italians killed in last year`s terrorist attack at a cafe in the Bangladesh capital, a media report said.
Feb 24, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
'At peace' with myself confronting Vatican corruption, sex abuse: Pope
Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking "tranquilising pills" while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and clergy sexual abuse.
Feb 09, 2017, 20:42 PM IST
Pope Francis issues stinging criticism of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar`s minority Rohingya
Feb 08, 2017, 16:10 PM IST
Anonymous posters criticising pope appear in Rome
Posters accusing Pope Francis of attacking conservative Catholics appeared around Rome this weekend and were swiftly covered up by city authorities.
Feb 06, 2017, 11:21 AM IST
Pope Francis axes Knights chief in condoms row
Pope Francis has ended a bitter dispute with the Knights of Malta by obtaining the resignation of the ancient order's top official in a saga linked to a row over condoms.
Jan 25, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
End obsession with 'bad news', Pope tells media
Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the world's media to offer people more "good news" and quell anxiety, growing fear and pessimism fuelled by an obsession with "bad news".
Jan 24, 2017, 22:55 PM IST
Pope Francis says 'wait and see' on Donald Trump
Pope Francis on Sunday said he would not make an opinion of Donald Trump until he first had a chance to see specific policies the new U.S. president would implement.
Jan 22, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
I'll judge Donald Trump after we see what he does, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has told an interviewer that he'll wait to see what US President Donald Trump does before forming his opinion.
Jan 22, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warns over Donald Trump's plan to move US embassy to Israel
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warned Saturday that moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would deal a huge blow to hopes for Middle East peace.
Jan 14, 2017, 21:44 PM IST
Abortion to save looks: Pope Francis takes aim at beauty cult
Pope Francis today took aim at the modern world's obsessions with power, success and beauty, citing the example of a woman who had an abortion to preserve her looks.
Jan 11, 2017, 22:23 PM IST
2017 will be good if people do good, decries terrorism: Pope Francis
Pope Francis in his New Year's greetings on Sunday declared 2017 will be good to the degree that people do good and reject hatred, as he prayed for those courageously dealing with terrorism gripping the world in "fear and bewilderment."
Jan 01, 2017, 21:25 PM IST
Pope, India must help release Priest from Islamic State: Relative
Catholic Priest Thomas Uzhunnallil has been in captivity for nine months since the Islamic State terrorist group in Yemen abducted him.
Dec 27, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Pope reaches out to families of terror victims in Christmas
Pope Francis urged an end to the fighting in Syria as he gave his Christmas address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying "far too much blood has been spilled" in the conflict.
Dec 25, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass after year of peace pleas
Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St Peter's Basilica, rounding out a year marked by his pleas for the world to better protect innocents caught up in wars, migrations and abject poverty.
Dec 25, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Pope Francis urges compassion for children at Christmas
Pope Francis urged the world`s 1.2 billion Catholics to feel compassion for children, notably victims of war, migration and homelessness in his Christmas Eve mass but also those "not allowed to be born".
Dec 25, 2016, 04:58 AM IST
Pope seeks common ground on Colombia peace deal with Santos, Uribe
Pope Francis brought together Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe at the Vatican Friday, without managing to persuade them to overcome their differences over an historic peace accord with FARC rebels.
Dec 16, 2016, 23:11 PM IST
Pope urges non-violence in World Peace Day message
The Catholic Church will help build world peace, Pope Francis vowed on Monday, calling on political, religious and business leaders, as well as the heads of international institutions to end violence.
Dec 13, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
Pope says politicians lack `concrete will` on climate
Trump threatened to pull the United States out of the COP21 Paris Agreement, that binds countries to national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, during a bruising election campaign.
Nov 29, 2016, 01:41 AM IST
