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Goa Governor hosts reception for nine-member delegation from Vatican
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai hosted a reception for a nine-member delegation from the Vatican led by His Eminence Archbishop George Jacob Koovakad, Cardinal-elect. The governor presented the delegation with copies of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Afghan, Pashtun and PoJK leaders meet Pope Francis, discuss human rights v
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a significant move to draw international attention to human rights violations in their regions, a high-level delegation representing Afghans, Pashtuns, and Kashmiris met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Wednesday.
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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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Fr Mathew Nellikunnel elected as Bishop of Gorakhpur Syro-Malabar Eparchy
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The formal announcement of this appointment was done on Saturday at the Vatican at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia at Mount St. Thomas Kakkanad.
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No resolution for Ernakulm Archeparchy over celebration of Uniform Mass
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The row stems over the decision of the Vatican to enforce uniform celebration of the Holy Mass, where the priest would face the congregation for first half of the mass and the Altar for the second half. The holy mass is a ritual in memory of Christ’s last supper with his 12 disciples.
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Israel Foreign Minister cohen meets Vatican secretary for relations with s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met Monday with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States (foreign minister).
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Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre hosts President of Vatican's Pontifical Academ
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia was on an official visit from the Vatican to the UAE to sign an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace that focuses on artificial intelligence systems and aims to promote a culture of tolerance and ongoing dialogue that integrates technology, ethics, philosop
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Pope Francis renews call for violence to stop in Sudan, urges dialogue
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
During his Sunday address at St Peter's Square in the Vatican, Pope called for dialogue between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
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Vatican accuses China of violating bilateral accord on bishop's appointmen
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Holy See aka See of Rome learnt from the media about the transfer of Chinese Bishop Shen Bin to Shanghai, according to Vatican News, as cited by The Times of Israel. The Vatican said that the Holy See was informed "a few days ago" of the decision by China to transfer Bishop Shen Bin from Hai
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Pope Francis urges peace in Ukraine, decries Middle East violence in Easte
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pope Francis in his Easter address at the Vatican on Sunday prayed for both Russians and Ukrainians and called for a resumption of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, reported DW News.
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PM Modi wishes Pope Francis speedy recovery
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Pope Francis showed a "clear improvement" on Thursday after he was given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, CNN reported. The pontiff could be released from the hospital in the next few days, according to the Vatican.
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