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"Very memorable moment": PM Modi recalls his meeting with Pope Francis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the people of the world and to the Christian community on Christmas and recalled his meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City in 2021, stating that it was a "very memorable moment"
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Pope condemns killing of unarmed women in Gaza Church, calls for end to vi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The victims, a mother and daughter, were en route to the Sister's Convent when gunfire erupted, with one losing her life while attempting to carry the other to safety.
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Pontifical delegate arrives in Kochi to find solution to liturgy dispute a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pope Francis's envoy to the Syro Malabar Church Archbishop Cyril Vasil arrived in Kochi on Wednesday to make another attempt at resolving the dispute over the liturgy in the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly
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Cardinal George Alencherry steps down as Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Cardinal Alencherry said that Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church has accepted his proposal to step down.
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Pope Francis held "fraught" call about war in Gaza with Israeli President
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a Washington Post report, the call was described as tense by a senior Israeli official. Herzog conveyed the profound shock in Israel after the October 7 Hamas attack, to which the Pope responded, stating unequivocally that it is "forbidden to respond to terror with terror," a
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Pope Francis to miss COP28 event in Dubai due to health concerns
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amidst health concerns, Pope Francis has cancelled his trip to the United Nations climate summit event being held in the United Arab Emirates most populous city, Dubai, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Vatican.
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Pope Francis meets representatives of families of Israeli hostages
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pope Francis met Wednesday morning in the Vatican with representatives of families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza. The families asked him to issue a clear call for the release of all the abductees held by Hamas and not to leave anyone behind.
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"Encourage release of hostages, entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza": Pope
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for the release of hostages held captive by Hamas and also urged for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza at a time when the escalation of violence has resulted in the death of innocent civilians on both sides.
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"Middle East needs peace built on dialogue, courage of fraternity": Pope F
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Referring to the Hamas attack on Israel, Pope Francis called for peace and dialogue saying that terrorism, extremism do not help in resolving a conflict.
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Sylvester Stallone meets Pope Francis in Vatican city
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone recently met Pope Francis in Vatican City during his family trip to Italy.
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Venerable Daehae Sunim: A Dharma teacher who uses films to convey spiritua
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to reach a broader audience, Venerable Daehae Sunim, a Korean bhikshuni and an experienced Dharma master of 28 years has been using a unique way of engaging with film to convey spiritual and philosophical concepts, Bhutan Live reported.
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Pope Francis urges Russia to rejoin Black Sea Grain initiative
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pope Francis on Sunday urged Russia to rejoin the Black Sea Grain initiative to allow the export of Ukrainian grain to international markets.
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