Pope holds mass in Venice’s St Mark’s, first trip in months VENICE: Pope Francis presided over mass in Saint Mark’s Square in Venice on Sunday, warning of environmental ... Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:50am
World Fragile pope back on the road with day trip to Venice VENICE: Pope Francis travels to Venice on Sunday for his first trip of the year, testing his mobility and resilience... Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:41am
World Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
World Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass VATICAN CITY: Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City to hear Pope... Published 31 Mar, 2024 11:32am
World German foreign minister criticises pope on Ukraine FRANKFURT: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sharply criticised Pope Francis’s call for Ukraine to... Published 11 Mar, 2024 02:11pm
World Kyiv slams Pope’s ‘white flag’ call, vows no surrender to Russia KYIV, (Ukraine): Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World ‘Immense scale of suffering’: US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza GAZA STRIP: US Vice President Kamala Harris urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, upping the pressure on key ally... Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:30am
Life & Style Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history VATICAN CITY: It’s still dark outside when Gianni Crea pushes open the imposing entrance door to the Vatican... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:53pm
World ‘Indiscriminately striking’ civilians is war crime, pope says in major speech VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, tackling conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine in his yearly address to diplomats,... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Print Pope decries Gaza’s ‘appalling harvest’ of civilian deaths VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said in his Christmas message on Monday that children dying in wars, including in Gaza,... Updated 26 Dec, 2023 08:54am
World Pope deplores ‘desperate humanitarian situation’ in Gaza VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and... Updated 25 Dec, 2023 10:27pm
World Pope deplores end to Gaza truce, urges new ceasefire VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday that he was saddened the truce in the Gaza Strip had been broken and urged... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
World Dispute erupts over whether pope called Gaza situation a ‘genocide’ VATICAN CITY: A messy dispute broke out on Wednesday over whether Pope Francis used the word “genocide” to... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
World Pope to meet Palestinian delegation and relatives of Gaza hostages VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will meet separately next week with relatives of hostages held by Hamas and with a... Published 18 Nov, 2023 12:49am
World Pope dismisses US bishop who was prominent critic VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who has... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am
World Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Hamas-Israel conflict VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for an end to the Hamas-Israel conflict, urging the release of... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
World Pope, Biden discuss Israel-Hamas conflict, other wars: Vatican VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and US President Joe Biden discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict and other wars in a... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Biden and Pope Francis discuss Israel and Gaza in a call WASHINGTON/VATICAN CITY: U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Sunday and discussed the ongoing... Published 23 Oct, 2023 12:00am
World Pope Francis calls for humanitarian corridors to help those under siege in Gaza VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called for humanitarian corridors to help those under siege in Gaza and again... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
World Pope says countries should not 'play games' with Ukraine on arms aid ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis suggested on Saturday that some countries were "playing games" with Ukraine by... Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:44am
World Pope 'talks Ukraine peace' with new Russian envoy VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met on Monday with the new Russian ambassador to the Vatican, who said they discussed the... Published 18 Sep, 2023 10:46pm
World Pope acknowledges his Russia comments were faulty ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis acknowledged on Monday that his recent comments on Russia, seen by Ukraine as... Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am
World Pope calls for peace in coup-hit Niger VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday urged a diplomatic solution to a political crisis in Niger, sparked by a coup... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
World Closing youth festival in Portugal, pope shares ‘old man’s’ dream of peace LISBON: Pope Francis closed an international festival of Catholic youth on Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass and his... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
World Pope urges Russia to restore Black Sea grain deal VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
World Pope Francis appeals to Russia to restore Black Sea grain deal VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to revive the Black Sea grain deal, through which Moscow had... Published 30 Jul, 2023 04:06pm
World Pope urges world leaders to do more to tackle climate change VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday that recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
World Zelensky says thanked pope for support over Ukraine 'tragedy' KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had thanked Pope Francis during a meeting in the Vatican... Published 13 May, 2023 10:51pm
World Zelenskiy expected in Rome to meet Pope Francis, Italian officials ROME: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected in Italy on Saturday for talks with government officials... Published 13 May, 2023 10:28am
World Pope to meet Orban on visit to be dominated by Ukraine war VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis heads to Hungary Friday for a three-day visit likely to be dominated by the war in... Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:28am