Pope defends media freedom, pays tribute to killed reporters VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty,... Published 02 May, 2022 07:30am
World Civilians evacuated from Ukraine's Mariupol; U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv KYIV/BEZIMENNE: Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steelworks in the city of Mariupol... Published 01 May, 2022 11:58pm
World Ukrainian soldiers hold out in Mariupol, pope laments ‘Easter of War’ KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers resisted a Russian ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised port of Mariupol,... Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:25am
World Pope implicitly criticises Putin on invasion, considers Kyiv trip VALLETTA: Pope Francis said on Saturday he was considering a trip to Kyiv and implicitly criticised Russian ... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
Pakistan Pope Francis to be urged to visit Pakistan: Ashrafi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mahmood... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am
World Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter’s Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing to... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
World Pope says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday,... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
World Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and... Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am
Print Ukraine crisis: Pope calls for world day of ‘prayer for peace’ VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of “prayer for peace” on January 26 to stop... Updated 24 Jan, 2022 09:26am
Opinion Pope Francis’ cri de coeur Pope Francis deserves a lot of praise for asking all European countries that they must share the responsibility for... Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am
World Pope sends money for migrants VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has pledged 100,000 euros ($114,000) to help migrants blocked on the border between ... Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am
Print Having pets not kids robs us of ‘humanity’: pope VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis risked the ire of the world’s childless dog and cat owners Wednesday, suggesting people... Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am
World World ushers in 2022 under Covid cloud NEW YORK: The world ushered in 2022 with scaled-back celebrations from New York to Sydney, weighed down by... Published 02 Jan, 2022 05:05am
World Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world: pope VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and... Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Print All Europe must share responsibility for migrants: Pope VATICAN CITY: All European countries must share the responsibility for taking in migrants and helping them ... Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am
World Don’t exploit migrants for politics, pope says on refugee island LESBOS, (Greece): Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a ... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
World Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ ATHENS: An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted “Pope, you are a heretic” as Pope Francis was entering the... Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am
World Defence at Vatican trial want access to pope comments to investigators VATICAN CITY: Defence lawyers at a corruption trial related to the Vatican’s purchase of a luxury building in... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
World Pope thanks journalists for helping expose sex scandals VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals... Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am
World Bidens attend Mass in Rome ROME: Joe Biden and his wife Jill attended Mass on Saturday evening in the American church of Rome, a day after the... Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am
World Biden has unusually long meeting with pope VATICAN CITY: US President Joe Biden held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday as a... Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am
World Pope calls for 'urgent' response to climate crisis at COP26 LONDON: Pope Francis on Friday said in a message released ahead of the COP26 summit that leaders must respond... Published 29 Oct, 2021 02:07pm
World Indian PM to meet Pope Francis for first time NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in Rome for the first time this weekend when ... Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am
World Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is... Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm
World Indian PM Modi to meet Pope Francis for first time NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in Rome for the first time this weekend when ... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 06:22pm
Print Don't send migrants back to unsafe countries: Pope VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya,... Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:42am
World Pope pledges to continue being a 'pest' in defence of the poor VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Saturday he realises some people, including within the Church, consider him to be... Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am
World Pope meets Pelosi as abortion debate rages back home VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met on Saturday with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
World Inquiry commission finds ‘massive’ child sex abuse PARIS: French Catholic clergy sexually abused around 216,000 minors spanning seven decades since 1950, a “massive... Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am
World Pope says Afghan withdrawal ‘legitimate’ but mistakes Putin remarks for Merkel’s VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said the West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was “legitimate” but backed some... Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am