Vatican, April 26 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu attended the mass funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday.Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minori
Kohima, April 32 (MExN): In a deeply moving tribute to the Pope Francis, Catholic institutions across the Diocese of Kohima organised condolence services and prayer processions in response to the directive issu
Kohima, April 21 (MExN): Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio have expressed profound grief over the demise of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88.In a condolen
Rome, April 21 (IANS) "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Union Ministers and Chief Ministers on Monday mourned the demise of Pope Francis.Pope Francis died on Eas
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The first Pope from the Americas, from the Jesuit order, the first non-European in around 1,300 years (though the 12th overall), Cardinal Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio's choice of
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): Several world leaders on Monday mourned the passing of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.Vice President of t
New Delhi/Vatican City, April 21 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that he was deeply pained by the passing of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the
Vatican City, April 21 (IANS): Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican said in a statement Monday afternoon, India time.Pope Francis died on Easter
Rome, May 1 (IANS/DPA) Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the global arms industry, saying it was "terrible to make money from death.""Unfortunately, today the investments that bring the greatest return are ar
Dubai, December 3 (IANS) His Holiness Pope Francis and the the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb have signed a declaration of support for urgent climate action, giving video addresses to the UN Climate Cha
Seoul, August 26 (IANS) 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.
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Aboard The Papal Plane, July 30 (AP) Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was a bit of
Waterloo (Canada), Jul 26 (The Conversation/PTI) Pope Francis fulfilled the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Call to Action No. 58 by offering an apology, in Canada, to the survivors of Indian Re
Alberta (Canada), July 25 (AP) Thousands of Indigenous people converged on Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse an
Vatican City, July 24 (AP) Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologise to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's ef
Vatican City, July 23 (AP) Pope Francis' trip to Canada to apologise for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church's missionary legacy, spur
Rome, March 25 (AP) Pope Francis is on Friday presiding over a special prayer for Ukraine that harks back to a century-old apocalyptic prophesy about peace and Russia that was sparked by purported visions of th
Vatican City, October 29 (AP): Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal on Friday to world leaders ahead of the UN climate conference to take radical decisions to protect the environment and prioritise the common g
Vatican City, October 6 (AP): Pope Francis expressed shame for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in put