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Vatican foreign minister in Vietnam ahead of possible Pope Francis trip
Vatican foreign minister in Vietnam ahead of possible Pope Francis trip
Published on Apr 09, 2024 01:37 PM IST
AFP |
Vatican slams gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy as threats to human dignity
Issuing a stern warning against 'gender theory', the Vatican on Monday declared sex-change surgery and surrogacy as grave threats to human dignity.
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 06:08 PM IST
Pope expected to lead Easter celebrations despite doubts about his health
Pope expected to lead Easter celebrations despite doubts about his health
Published on Mar 30, 2024 05:40 PM IST
AFP |
Pope Francis suffers ‘a touch of bronchitis’, fails to complete his speech
Notably, Francis is 87 years old and a part of one of his lungs was removed when he was a young man in his native country Argentina.
Published on Jan 12, 2024 09:34 PM IST
'Not appropriate': African bishops against Pope Francis' same-sex blessings
Last month, the Catholic Church said priests could bless "irregular" and same-sex couples under certain circumstances
Published on Jan 12, 2024 07:34 AM IST
AFP |
Vatican Museums celebrates 100th anniversary of art restoration excellence
Discover the secrets of art restoration at the Vatican Museums, where a century-old elite team breathes new life into masterpieces by Michelangelo and others.
Published on Dec 20, 2023 01:09 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Vatican City
Vatican trial: Will Cardinal Becciu go to jail? Not any time soon but...
The pope has already stripped Becciu of his right to enter a conclave that would choose the next pope after Francis's death or resignation.
Updated on Dec 17, 2023 05:36 PM IST
Reuters |
Pope Francis ‘still not well’, aide reads speech in weekly audience
Pope Francis, who had part of a lung removed when he was younger, was forced Tuesday to cancel his scheduled trip to key UN climate talks.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:38 PM IST
AFP |
Pope Francis says he has lung inflammation; will attend Dubai climate conference
Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu.
Published on Nov 27, 2023 09:24 AM IST
AP |
Pope 'talks Ukraine peace' with new Russian envoy
Ivan Soltanovsky, a long-time diplomat, presented his formal accreditation to the 86-year-old head of the Catholic Church, according to a Vatican statement.
Published on Sep 18, 2023 10:27 PM IST
AFP |
Texas' sexting Nun refuses to leave monastery after Vatican order
Nun refuses to leave the monastery after being ordered to do so by Vatican, may face excommunication.
Updated on Sep 01, 2023 12:19 PM IST
In a first, senior Vatican official, part of Pope's peace envoy, to visit Moscow
On June 28 and 29, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi accompanied by an official of the (Vatican) Secretary of State, will pay a visit to Moscow.
Published on Jun 27, 2023 04:47 PM IST
AFP |
Tom, Dick and geography: How places get their names
Canary Islands get their name from canes and not birds, Paris was originally named Lutetia by the Romans, meaning land of mud, says author Adam Jacot de Boinod
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 10:41 PM IST
Ukraine's Zelensky expected to meet Pope Francis on Saturday
There was no immediate comment from the Kyiv government on reports of the possible trip.
Published on May 12, 2023 02:19 AM IST
Reuters |
Pope's message to the world on Easter: ‘Help the beloved Ukrainian people’
Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter’s Square.
Published on Apr 10, 2023 06:20 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
After skipping Good Friday procession, Pope Francis returns to public eye
The 86-year-old pope is recuperating from bronchitis, which saw him hospitalized on March 29 for three days.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 02:01 AM IST
AP |
Pope Francis to skip Good Friday procession due to cold weather
Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day Jesus Christ died on the cross.
Published on Apr 07, 2023 08:53 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Pope Francis to leave hospital tomorrow, take part in Holy Week rites: Report
The Vatican said on Thursday he was already much better after beginning treatment with antibiotics and would probably be discharged within a few days.
Published on Mar 31, 2023 07:17 PM IST
Reuters |
Body of ex-pope Benedict XVI to lie in state at Vatican for 3 days
Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies: Pope Benedict died at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery inside the Vatican gardens, which had been his home for the past decade.
Published on Jan 02, 2023 02:03 PM IST
AFP |
Vatican names 3 women to office that vets bishop nominations
The Dicastery for Bishops oversees the work of most of the church’s 5,300 bishops, who run dioceses around the world.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 06:19 PM IST
AP |
Argentina, the Vatican or…? Pope Francis reveals retirement plans
“I’m the bishop of Rome, in this case the emeritus bishop of Rome,” Francis said in an interview segment with Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivision that aired Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 06:18 PM IST
AP |
Pope names 21 new cardinals, including one from India
Of the 21, 16 are cardinal electors under 80 years old and thus eligible to enter a conclave to elect his successor after his death or resignation.
Updated on May 29, 2022 05:58 PM IST
Reuters |
Pope Francis ‘in good condition’ after surgery, to be in hospital for 7 days
Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said that Pope Francis is to remain in the hospital for about seven more days “barring complications.”
Published on Jul 05, 2021 04:20 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
'Tragic': LGBTQ Catholics in US react to Vatican's rebuff of same-sex unions
LGBTQ Catholics in the United States stung by Vatican’s declaration that same-sex unions are a sin, contrast the Roman Catholic Church’s stern rhetoric against same-sex marriage with the many documented cases of Catholic leaders covering up child sex abuse committed by clergy
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 10:08 AM IST
AP |
God ‘cannot bless sin’, so we cannot bless same-sex unions, says Vatican
The decree distinguished between the church’s welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions.
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 05:37 AM IST
AP | , Rome