Closing borders boosts human trafficking, says Pope
The only solution to the phenomenon of migration is solidarity, Francis said.
Oct 27, 2016, 02:56 AM ISTJesus would welcome gays and transgender people, says Pope
Jesus Christ would always help anyone find God, including homosexuals and people who have had gender reassignment surgery or who are considering it, Pope Francis has said.
Oct 03, 2016, 21:21 PM ISTPope Francis most likely to visit India, Bangladesh in 2017
Pope Francis will visit Portugal next year and is "almost sure" he'll go to India and Bangladesh.
Oct 03, 2016, 05:07 AM ISTOrthodox shun Pope's Mass in Tbilisi, few Catholics turn out
Pope Francis on Saturday said Mass for an unusually small crowd of just a few thousand Catholics in Georgia, a celebration that was further dampened when a delegation from the Orthodox Church stayed away.
Oct 01, 2016, 15:30 PM ISTPope: It's 'terrible' children taught they can choose gender
Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice.
Aug 03, 2016, 04:22 AM ISTPope Francis 'doubts' sex abuse case against Australian cardinal
Pope Francis said there were "doubts" over the case being made against Vatican finance chief George Pell, Australia's most senior Roman Catholic, for alleged child abuse.
Aug 01, 2016, 08:04 AM ISTPope visits Auschwitz, says same horrors happening today
Pope Francis made an emotional and silent visit to the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz on Friday and later said many of the horrors committed are happening in places at war today.
Jul 30, 2016, 01:21 AM ISTIn a country wary of migrants, Pope tells Poles to welcome refugees
Pope Francis urged young people on Thursday to welcome migrants and refugees, putting himself in direct contrast with the government of Poland on the second day of his visit there.
Jul 29, 2016, 00:21 AM ISTPress freedom `at stake` as Vatileaks verdict expected
A Vatican drama of sex, lies and press freedom was to peak Thursday with a verdict in the trial of two journalists and sources accused of leaking details about financial mismanagement within the Holy See.
Jul 07, 2016, 18:16 PM ISTPope warns against `Balkanisation` of Europe after Brexit vote
Pope Francis on Sunday warned of the "Balkanisation" of Europe in the wake of Britain`s shock vote to quit the EU and urged the bloc to chart a new way forward by giving member states greater freedoms.
Jun 27, 2016, 03:17 AM ISTPope condemns paedophilia as details of girl's death shock Italy
Though the Catholic Church itself has been rocked by its own abuse scandals, he did not mention them on Sunday as he has in the past.
May 16, 2016, 22:22 PM IST
Pope says he's willing to study women deacons, in major step
Pope Francis said on Friday that he is willing to create a commission to study whether women can be deacons in the Catholic Church, signaling an openness to letting women serve in ordained ministry currently reserved to men.
May 12, 2016, 22:26 PM ISTPope tells teens `happiness not an app`
Happiness is not an app you can download on your mobile phone, Pope Francis told thousands of teenagers on Sunday at a mass to mark a weekend dedicated to youth.
Apr 24, 2016, 17:03 PM ISTPope set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
Pope Francis will travel to the Greek island of Lesbos on the frontline of Europe`s refugee crisis next week, Athens announced Tuesday, as a controversial EU accord to send migrants back to Turkey stalled.
Apr 06, 2016, 09:57 AM IST'Pope' tweet lands Hrithik Roshan in legal trouble?
Hrithik Roshan in legal trouble again.
Mar 30, 2016, 11:57 AM ISTPope Francis condemns Brussels attackers, arms makers at Holy Thursday rite
Pope Francis on Thursday washed and kissed the feet of refugees, including three Muslim men, and condemned arms makers as partly responsible for Islamist militant attacks that killed at least 31 people in Brussels.
Mar 25, 2016, 02:40 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 ISTOops! This is how Hrithik Roshan responded to Kangana Ranaut's 'ex-boyfriend' remark
Kangana Ranaut had recently called Hrithik Roshan her ex-boyfriend.
Jan 29, 2016, 03:22 AM ISTPope`s Jubilee year off to a sluggish start
Pope Francis`s Jubilee Year of Mercy has got off to a sluggish start, to the disappointment of Rome`s hoteliers, restaurateurs and souvenir sellers.
Jan 01, 2016, 09:47 AM ISTMother Teresa has been like 'God' for me: Cured cancer patient
A 50-year-old woman, whose "miracle" cure from cancer was instrumental in the 2003 papal recognition that the nun has entered heaven, says the Nobel laureate has been more of a god for her for the past 17 years.
Dec 21, 2015, 12:04 PM IST