Pope says escaped two attempts on his life in Iraq VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021, ... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am
World Vatican officials, Abbas discuss Gaza’s ‘very serious’ needs VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday, their first... Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am
World Pope calls for Gaza ‘genocide’ investigation VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel’s ongoing “genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza... Published 17 Nov, 2024 11:17pm
World Volodymyr Zelensky meets Pope, Scholz as whirlwind Europe tour ends VATICAN CITY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, part of a whirlwind... Published 11 Oct, 2024 02:59pm
World Pope slams ‘shameful’ failure of diplomacy in Mideast VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday slammed the “shameful inability” of world powers to end the conflict in the... Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Pope, asked about Israeli strikes, slams attacks that go ‘beyond morality’ ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT: Pope Francis, asked on Sunday about Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am
World Pope says migrant workers need ‘a fair wage’ SINGAPORE: Pope Francis held mass and made a plea for migrant workers to be paid fairly as he visited the affluent... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
World Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000 DILI: Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a... Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:12am
World Pope appeals for religious unity at stadium mass in Indonesia JAKARTA: Pope Francis appealed for religious unity Thursday as he addressed tens of thousands of people at a ... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am
World Pope arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour JAKARTA: Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:06am
World Mourning in Kyiv as rescuers clear rubble from children’s hospital KYIV: Rescue workers cleared debris as Ukraine observed a day of mourning Tuesday, after Russian strikes shattered a... Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:14am
World Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against ‘populists’ TRIESTE, (Italy): Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called “the dross of ideology” on Sunday,... Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:03am
Life & Style Playful pope jokes with world’s comedians ahead of G7 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Friday clowned around with over 100 top global comedians including Whoopi Goldberg,... Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:27pm
World G7 eyes Ukraine funding plan at Italy summit BARI: G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen... Published 13 Jun, 2024 11:43am
Life & Style Pope Francis invites comedians including Whoopi Goldberg to Vatican VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who says he regularly prays “Lord, give me a sense of humour”, will welcome comedians... Published 09 Jun, 2024 01:30pm
World 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