Pope Francis

Vatican City: The head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City, Pope Francis has approved that priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples in a landmark ruling. The bishop said that the Roman…

Seoul: Pope Francis says he is willing to visit North Korea, should the country's leaders ever invite him, he told a South Korean broadcaster in an interview released on Friday. "I will go there as soon as they invite me. I'm saying they…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during his visit to Rome met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Wednesday. During his meeting with the Pope, the Odisha CM thanked him for the warm audience and wished him good health and a…

Panaji: Congratulatory messages poured in for Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Antonio Sebastiao do Rosario Ferrao for being chosen as one of the 21 new Cardinals by Pope Francis on Sunday. "Congratulations to His Grace, The Most Rev. Filipe…

Chennai: Pope Francis on Sunday canonised Devasahayam Pillai, or 'Blessed Lazarus', who became the first layman from India to be granted sainthood. Pillai, a Hindu who converted to Christianity in the 18th century - drawing the ire of…

New Delhi/Vatican: Pope Francis received Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Saturday, the first such meeting between an Indian Prime Minister and the head of the Catholic Church in…

A rare incident took place at Pope Francis' Vatican audience on Wednesday. The matter came to light only after a video clip of the incident surfaced on the internet. In the 1.14-minute-long video, it can be seen that a boy, wearing a…

Vatican City: Pope Francis said the process of exiting the coronavirus pandemic was a chance to eliminate inequalities and the "virus" of selfishness. On Sunday, the Pope held a mass without an audience at the Vatican City on the…

Vatican City, April 20 (IANS) Pope Francis said the process of exiting the coronavirus pandemic was a chance to eliminate inequalities and the "virus" of selfishness. On Sunday, the Pope held a mass without an audience at the Vatican…

Vatican City: Pope Francis has tested negative for the coronavirus after he fell ill and was forced to cancel a religious retreat near Rome, a media report said on Tuesday. For the first time since he became Pope, the pontiff did not go…