Pope holds historic meeting with predecessor Benedict
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy: Pope Francis flew in to a papal residence near Rome on Saturday for an unprecedented encounter with “pope emeritus” Benedict XVI —...
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Cardinals look to conclave after pope’s resignation
by AFP
Vatican City: Cardinals from around the world were summoned Friday to meetings that will set a date for a conclave to elect a new pope,...
Pope’s resignation: Pope to bid Catholics farewell in St Peter’s on Feb 27
by AFP
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI will bid his followers farewell in a final audience in St Peter’s Square on February 27, the day before he...
pope’s resignation: Church in uncharted waters after pope says will resign
by AFP
Vatican City: The Catholic Church entered uncharted waters after Pope Benedict XVI’s shock announcement that he would become the first pontiff to resign of his own...
Pope blesses Internet flock with first Twitter message
by AFP
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI blessed his new Internet flock on Wednesday with his first Twitter message to the hundreds of thousands of followers already...
Verdict due in Pope Benedict XVI’s butler trial
by AFP
Vatican City: The biggest trial in modern Vatican history wraps up on Saturday with a verdict for Pope Benedict XVI’s ex-butler over leaks of secret...
Pope’s butler goes on trial in ‘Vatileaks’ scandal
by AFP
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler Paolo Gabriele goes on trial on Saturday for leaking confidential Vatican memos that revealed cloak-and-dagger politics among the...
Scandal hurts faith in Church: Vatican
by TNT Desk
Vatican City: The Vatican denied on Monday that nay cardinal is being investigated in ‘Vatileaks’ scandal and acknowledged that the crisis in Pope Benedict’s tenure...
Countrywide protests against Benedict’s remarks
by TNT Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pro-Islamic groups in Pakistan observed Friday as ‘the protest day’ against Pope Benedict’s statement....