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Modi Meeting Pope Francis Unprecedented Moment in India’s History: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Sawant's comments came ahead of the Assembly polls in Goa, which are scheduled to be held in early 2022, and the Catholic vote is expected to play a key role in its outcome. Catholics account for nearly 26 per cent of the state's 1.5 million population.
PM Modi meets Pope Francis, invites him to visit India
Modi becomes the fifth Indian Prime Minister to meet the Pope at the Vatican after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, I.K. Gujral, and Vajpayee.
Pope Says Faces Of Children In Syria, Iraq And Yemen Should Touch All Consciences
"May their faces touch the consciences of all men and women of good will, so that the causes of conflicts can be addressed and courageous efforts can be made to build a future of peace,"
In Christmas message curbed by Covid, pope calls on nations to share vaccines
Stressing that health is an international issue, he appeared to criticise so-called ‘vaccine nationalism’, which U.N. officials fear will worsen the pandemic if poor nations receive the vaccine last.
Pope marks Holy Week alone for 1st time in history
Vatican City, April 6 Pope Francis held the Palm Sunday mass alone in the St Peter’s Basilica here…
Kerala Catholics celebrate as Mariam Thresia declared Saint
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 13 Kerala Catholics celebrated on Sunday with the canonisation as Saint of the fourth member…
Pope Francis stuck in Vatican lift on way to prayers
Rome, Sep 1 Pope Francis was on Sunday stuck in a lift for nearly half an hour, while…
In Morocco, Pope Francis to hold mass on Sunday
Rabat, March 31: Pope Francis is expected to deliver mass at a stadium in Rabat on Sunday as…
Pope to start seventh year as Catholic leader
Vatican City, March 12 Pope Francis looks set to start his seventh year as head of the Roman…
Satyarthi meets Pope seeking law against online child sexual abuse
New Delhi, Nov 16 : Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi met Pope Francis at Vatican seeking support for a…
3,677 sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church between 1946 and 2014 : Report
Berlin, Sep 13: A report on sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Germany says at least 3,677 people…
Pope ‘ashamed’ by Church’s sexual abuse failures
Dublin, Aug 25 (IANS) Pope Francis on Saturday said he is ashamed of the Catholic Church’s failure to…
Pope Francis urges help, prayers for Kerala
Vatican City, Aug 19 : Pope Francis on Sunday called for solidarity and help from the international community…
Speaking ill of others akin to terrorism, says Pope Francis
Dhaka, Dec 2: Pope Francis on Saturday said that gossiping and speak ill of others within religious communities is…
Pope Francis says violence cannot be perpetrated in God’s name
Cairo (AFP) – Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote “unity and fraternity” among…
Pope appeals for urgent food aid to help famine-stricken S. Sudan
Pope Francis called on Wednesday for urgent humanitarian aid for the starving people of South Sudan, saying millions…
Mother Teresa declared a saint, many gathered to celebrate
Pope Francis on Sunday declared Mother Teresa of Kolkata a Saint of the Catholic Church in front of…
Stage set for Mother Teresa’s canonization
Preparations are done for the canonization of Mother Teresa on Sunday. She will be declared a saint in…
Church should seek forgiveness from gay community: Pope Francis
Pope Francis said that the Roman Catholic Church should apologise to homosexual people for their behaviour with them.…
Pope denounces ‘Armenian genocide’ in Yerevan
Pope Francis has called the massacres of Armenian people under Ottoman rule a genocide, an expression that caused…
Pope washes, kisses feet of Muslim migrants, says ‘We are brothers’
Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees and declared them…
Pope to canonise Mother Teresa in September
Pope Francis formally approved sainthood for Mother Teresa and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.The…
Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika Crisis
As Zika virus is connected to birth defects,Pope Francis came out with a suggestion that women threatened with…
Donald Trump is not a Christian: Pope Francis
Republican front-runner Donald Trump “is not Christian” if he calls for the deportation of undocumented immigrants and pledges…
Pope Francis in historic talks with Russian Orthodox leader
Pope Francis on Friday held a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church,…
In Christmas message, Pope Francis speaks out on conflicts, migrants
Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that hope for an end to the world’s conflicts and backed…
Mother Teresa to be made Catholic saint in 2016
Pope Francis has recognised a second medical miracle attributed to the late Mother Teresa, clearing the path for…
Pope Francis gets birthday concert
Pilgrims at Pope Francis’s weekly general audience in St.Peter’s Square sang Happy Birthday to the pontiff who turned…