White smoke emerges, a new pope has been elected
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's… Read More
3 months ago
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Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after surviving a five-week battle… Read More
5 months ago
Pope Francis no longer needs ventilation, is stable, Vatican says
Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use… Read More
5 months ago
Pope Francis in critical condition after health deteriorates, Vatican says
The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24… Read More
6 months ago
Pope asks Trump to be peacemaker, gives him environmental letter
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their… Read More
8 years ago
McDonald’s opens near Vatican, upsetting some purists
ROME: McDonald's has opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome… Read More
9 years ago
Pope says journalism based on fear-mongering, gossip is form of ‘terrorism’
VATICAN CITY: Journalism based on gossip or rumors is a form of "terrorism" and media that… Read More
9 years ago
Pope rebukes Europe, says migrants not criminals
ROME: Pope Francis on Friday lamented a Europe he said had grown "weary" and "entrenched",… Read More
9 years ago
Pope urges Pakistan to protect religious minorities
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday condemned the Easter suicide bomb by extremist militants that… Read More
9 years ago
Vatican denies Italian media report that pope has brain tumor
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Wednesday denied an Italian media report that Pope Francis has… Read More
10 years ago
Italy: Pakistani detained for calling nephew named Osama
PESHAWAR/ROME: Italian authorities have been keeping eight Pakistani nationals under custody on suspicion of terrorism… Read More
10 years ago
Al Qaeda likely planned an attack on Vatican
ROME: People being investigated in a counter-terrorism investigation in Italy may have been planning an… Read More
10 years ago
Pope Francis condemns Pakistan church attacks
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday condemned two suicide attacks on churches in Pakistan and… Read More
10 years ago
Pope Francis arrives in South Korea
SEOUL: Pope Francis arrived in the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, where he will… Read More
11 years ago
Pope says about two percent of priests are pedophiles: paper
ROME: About two percent of Roman Catholic clerics are sexual abusers, an Italian newspaper on… Read More
11 years ago