Pope Francis canonises first saints of his reign at St Peter’s Square
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday created the first saints of his reign, canonising some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in...
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Vatican prepares for historic Coptic Orthodox leader visit
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VATICAN CITY: Coptic Orthodox leader Tawadros II arrives in Rome on Thursday for a historic four-day visit to meet Pope Francis, a sign of growing...
Pope Francis calls for two Syria bishops to be freed
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 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria to be freed and for the bloodshed to end, speaking...
Pope Francis wants to act ‘with determination’ on sex abuse
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Friday urged Vatican disciplinarians to act “with determination” against sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic clergy, the Holy...
Pope vows to ’embrace poorest’ at grand inauguration
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Vatican City: Pope Francis knelt at the tomb of St Peter and donned the symbols of papal power at a sumptuous inauguration on Tuesday, vowing...
World leaders head to Rome for pope’s inaugural mass
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Vatican City: World leaders arrived in Rome ahead of an inauguration mass for Pope Francis who receives compatriot President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina on Monday...
Vatican rejects Argentina junta claims against pope
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Vatican City: The Vatican on Friday rejected claims that Pope Francis failed to do enough to protect two priests kidnapped and tortured by Argentina’s military...
Pope Francis urges Church ‘not to give into pessimism’
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Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday urged the troubled Catholic Church not to give in to “pessimism” and to find new ways of spreading the...
Black smoke over Vatican: still no new pope
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Vatican City: Black smoke again billowed out of a chimney over the Vatican on Wednesday, indicating that cardinals meeting in a conclave have failed to...
All eyes on Vatican chimney as world awaits new pope
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Vatican City: Cardinals prepared for a second day of conclave behind the Vatican’s walls to elect a pope on Wednesday, with all eyes on a...