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Pope Francis adjusts his zucchetto as he celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on December 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday (December 24, 2024), inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims…
Vatican City: Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome. The 88-year-old, who has been suffering from a cold in recent days, will at 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) open the “Holy Door” of…
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Pope Francis delivers a Christmas message to Vatican workers in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on December 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis on Saturday (December 21, 2024) again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study…
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51-year-old Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. New Delhi: Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad being elevated as a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis is a matter of great joy and pride for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. He said George Cardinal Koovakad…
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File photo of Pope Francis | Photo Credit: AFP Pope Francis on Monday (October 7, 2024) slammed the “shameful inability” of world powers to end the conflict in the Middle East, on the first anniversary of Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack on Israel. “A year ago, the fuse of hatred was lit; it did not…
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Pope Francis is accompanied by Belgian authorities during the farewell ceremony at Melsbroek Air Base at the end of a four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg on Sunday, September 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday (September…
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Pope Francis said on Saturday (September 28, 2024) the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue on the second day of his Belgium visit partially overshadowed by past scandals. Replying at a meeting in Brussels to a scripted question by a representative of an organisation…
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Rome: Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must “seek forgiveness” over the “scourge” of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church’s dark past looms large. In a speech before political and civil society leaders that opened his three-day visit to the country, Francis denounced the “tragic instances of child…
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Pope Francis, center, is received by Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri, right, as he arrives at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxenbourg to start his four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis arrived in Luxembourg on Thursday (September 26, 2024) for a brief visit to one of…
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Pope Francis said Friday that he considered both candidates for the US presidency “against life”. Pope Francis said Friday that he considered both candidates for the US presidency “against life”, citing Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies and Kamala Harris’s support for abortion rights. “Both are against life. The one who discards migrants and the one who…
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