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Pakistan: Catholic church leaders demand protection after threats from ban
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection after banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi threats in the wake of the Quran burning incident in Sweden, last week which has sparked protests in several countries, Vatican News reported.
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Pope Francis visits children's cancer ward at Gemelli ahead of his dischar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pope Francis visited Paediatric Oncology and Child Neurosurgery Ward in Gemelli Hospital, adjacent to the suite where he is recuperating, the Holy See Press Office said, reported Vatican News.
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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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Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible," Vatican News tweeted.
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"How much blood must still flow?": Pope Francis appeals to Putin, Zelensky
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vatican City [Italy], October 2 (ANI): Taking a dim view of the "grave" situation that has arisen in recent days, Pope Francis made an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war and also to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "to be open to serious proposals" for peace, rep
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First coronavirus case detected in Vatican: Holy See Spokesman
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Vatican City, Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The first case of the novel coronavirus was detected in the Vatican, Holy See Spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters on Friday.
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