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Pope Francis to canonise children at Fatima shrine
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 13 (ANI): Pope Francis has arrived in the Portuguese town of Fatima, the symbol of peace to honour two children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic church.
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Trump forms council to update govt. technology
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
San Francisco (U.S.), May 2 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at modernizing the federal government's technology, the White House announced on Monday.
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A third country should mediate U.S.-N.Korea dispute: Pope Francis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt] Apr.30 (ANI): Pope Francis on Saturday said that a third country should try to step in to reconcile the growing tension between North Korea and the US, adding, this heated up situation risked the world of a devastating war.
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Rome: Pope Francis rents private beach for 'disabled'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Apr. 29 (ANI): His Holiness Pope Francis has rented a private beach near Rome in order to help a charity group people with disabilities enjoy the sea and sands.
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Pope pooh-poohs violence, bats for peace
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 29 (ANI): Stressing on the importance of unity between Muslims and Christians to shape world peace, Pope Francis on Friday urged to reject violence in the name of God or religion and preach messages of peace and tolerance instead.
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Donald Trump hints at meeting with Pope Francis in Italy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr 21 (ANI): Donald Trump has signalled that he expects to meet Pope Francis, with whom he has clashed in the past, when he travels to Italy next month.
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Shah Rukh Khan 'humbled' by tribute at SFIFF
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Shah Rukh Khan, who was recently given a special tribute at 60th San Francisco International Film Festival, has revealed that he felt overwhelmed with the gesture.
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Pope Francis calls for end to 'horror and death' in Syria in Eas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 17 (ANI): While delivering the traditional Easter Sunday Mass sermon in Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to the "horror and death" in Syria and prayed for Jesus to help world leaders end the arms trade.
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When Brett Ratner 'Lungi-Danced' with SRK
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Arp 16 (ANI): Shah Rukh Khan, who was honoured with a special tribute at the 60th San Francisco Film Festival, got the hilly city grooving to 'Lungi Dance.'
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Pope Francis condemns Egypt church attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Vatican City, Apr. 9 (ANI): Pope Francis has condemned the terror attack on a Coptic church dedicated to St. George - Mar Girgis - in the city of Tanta, north of Cairo, which killed at least 21 people and injured nearly 60 others.
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Udupi District Deputy Commissioner alleges murder attempt by illegal sand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
(Udupi) Karnataka [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Udupi district Priyanka Francis has filed a complaint with the police alleging that she and the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Shilpa Nag faced murder attempts by illegal sand miners at Kandlur near Kundapur.
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Shah Rukh Khan excited to be honoured at 60th San Francisco film fest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his excitement on being honoured at 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFILM) on April 14 at the Castro Theater in the US.
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