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Pope to declare Mariam Thresia Chiramel 'saint' on October 13
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kerala [India], July 4 (ANI): Pope Francis on Thursday said that he will declare Mariam Thresia Chiramel, an Indian nun 'a saint' on October 13 this year.
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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Sudan following military crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican City] Jun 9 (ANI): In the wake of the recent military crackdown in Sudan that left at least 113 pro-democracy protestors dead last week, Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace and resumption of dialogues between the opposing factions in the African country.
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Pope Francis equates abortion to 'hiring hitman,' says it's unacceptable
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 26 (ANI): Pope Francis on Saturday said abortion was always unacceptable, regardless of whether a fetus is fatally ill or has pathological disorders.
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Pope Francis issues new rules requiring priests, nuns to report sexual abu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vatican city [Vatican city], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis issued new laws for the Catholic Church on Thursday, mandating that all priests and nuns report sexual abuse and cover-ups to church authorities.
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Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US-Mexico border
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vatican City, Apr 29 (ANI): Pope Francis recently donated USD 5,00,000 to help migrants in Mexico who are attempting to enter the United States, reinforcing the pontiff's stance of welcoming migrants rather than stigmatising them.
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Notre Dame Fire: Pope Francis, PM Modi express solidarity with France
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Vatican City, New Delhi [Vatican City, India], Apr 16 (ANI): Pope Francis on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the people of France following the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday.
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Cardinal George Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting choirboys
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Feb 26 (ANI): Cardinal George Pell, who is considered to be one of the most powerful men in the Vatican, was found guilty of sexually abusing choirboys.
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Abusive clergy tools of Satan: Pope
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican City], Feb 25 (ANI): Ending the four-day summit on "The Protection of Minors in the Church" here, Pope Francis called clergymen who perpetrated sexual abuse as "tools of Satan," on Sunday (local time).
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Victims of clerical sexual abuse hold protests near Vatican
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 24 (ANI): Scores of victims, who were allegedly sexually abused by members from the Catholic clergy as children, held protests near the Vatican on Saturday (local time).
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Vatican dismisses former US cardinal over sexual abuse allegations
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): The Vatican has defrocked former United States cardinal, Theodore McCarrick, after a church trial found him guilty of sexually abusing minors.
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I wouldn’t mind copying Kohli’s playing style: Ollie Pope
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 9 (ANI): Young English cricketer Ollie Pope is not someone who tries to copy another player’s style, but when it comes to Indian skipper Virat Kohli, he doesn’t mind copying him.
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Pope Francis delivers historic mass in UAE
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Feb 5 (ANI): Pope Francis became the first pontiff to deliver a mass in the Arabian Peninsula, where he addressed a gathering of around 1,35,000 people at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
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