"May God enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war," said Pope Francis.
December 26, 2022On the occasion of Christmas, world leaders – US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Pope Francis wished a ‘Merry Christmas’ to people across the globe. “Jill and I hope everyone is able to spend time with family and friends during the holiday season. We’re also …
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December 25, 2022Pope 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.
August 26, 2022PM Narendra Modi arrived in Italy on Friday to participate in the two-day G20 summit at the invitation of Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
October 30, 2021"COP26 represents an urgent summons to provide effective responses to the unprecedented ecological crisis and the crisis of values that we are presently experiencing, and in this way to offer concrete hope to future generations,"
October 4, 2021Viktor Orban's anti-migrant policies at the start of his four-day visit to Central Europe, indeed his first visit overseas ever since he underwent intestinal surgery in July
September 15, 2021Francis, 84, has been steadily on the mend following his July 4 scheduled surgery to remove a portion of his large intestine.
July 11, 2021The 84-year-old pope was continuing to eat regularly following his Sunday surgery to remove the left side of his colon.
July 7, 2021The blessing is usually given at Easter and Christmas and when a new Pope is elected.
April 4, 2021By choosing Iraq as his first port of call since the pandemic began, Pope Francis waded directly into the issues of war and peace, and poverty and religious strife, in an ancient biblical land. “This trip is emblematic,” he said, calling it “a duty to a land martyred for many years.”
March 7, 2021Whether a woman should live sexually exploited against her will lifelong, is not a religious issue. It is a serious human rights and civilizational issue. No religious law should stand that runs counter to the fundamental principles and ideals in the Constitution of India.
January 5, 2021People needed to open their minds and hearts to learn the central lesson from this crisis: "We are one humanity," Pope added.
May 31, 2020Organised religion is indeed retreating from public into private space. Spirituality and toxicity are the two sides of the coin named religion. While in the public space, in the name of spirituality, it often spreads toxicity and hatred against other faiths, in the private space, especially in uneasy times like this, it plays a benign role by bringing peace and solace to stressed individuals and families.
April 28, 2020"The spread of the virus around the world is creating many uncertainties for the resumption of work in China.
March 13, 2020Pope Francis fell ill as Italy was battling a surging outbreak of the potentially deadly coronavirus.
March 3, 2020Pope Francis is already missing a part of one lung which was removed when he was in his early 20s in his native Buenos Aires after an illness.
March 2, 2020The 50-year-old priest is currently is serving rigorous imprisonment for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese. A POCSO court in Thalassery last year had sentenced Vadakkumchery to 20 years jail term and slapped a fine of Rs three lakh on him.
March 1, 2020