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The photo circulated by Pope Francis over the 2017 holidays. (Photo: Vatican Press Office)

Pope Francis signs off 2017 with poignant warning

The photo captures a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders while waiting for his turn at a crematory.

01 Jan 2018 4:27 AM

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

We see Jesus in children of Middle East, says Pope Francis

The pontiff’s plea came as fresh tensions simmered in the West Bank following Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

26 Dec 2017 1:20 AM

Pope Francis urges people to put intelligence and technology at the 'service of peace and true progress.' (Photo: File)

Pope Francis, 'crusader for environment,' calls for world without nuclear arms

Pope stressed on 'the strong link between human rights and nuclear disarmament.'

11 Dec 2017 3:49 PM

Donald Trump’s ‘kiss of death’ to peace

The Palestinians’ UK representative, Manuel Hassassian, said the move is a “kiss of death” to the two-state peace solution.

07 Dec 2017 7:31 AM

The usually forthright pontiff walked a diplomatic tightrope during his four days in Myanmar - the first papal visit to the country - avoiding any direct reference to the Rohingya in public. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis wraps up Asia tour after meeting Rohingyas refugees

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed support for the long-suffering Rohingya.

02 Dec 2017 6:00 PM

Bangladesh has a tiny Christian population but they turned out in large numbers for Friday's service, many having queued for hours to get into the park. (Photo: AP)

After much precaution in Myanmar, Pope uses ‘Rohingya’ for refugees in B’desh

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed his support for the Rohingya.

02 Dec 2017 3:35 PM

Pope Francis meets with a Rohingya refugee during an inter-religious meeting at the Archbishop’s house in Dhaka. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis calls refugees ‘Rohingya’ in an emotional meet

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed his support for the Rohingya.

02 Dec 2017 7:01 AM

Francis arrived in Dhaka on Thursday from Myanmar, where he walked a diplomatic tightrope, publicly avoiding allegations that the army is waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis leads giant open-air mass in Dhaka ahead of Rohingya meeting

Francis praised Bangladesh for giving refuge to the Rohingya who have flooded in since a military crackdown in Rakhine state in August.

01 Dec 2017 5:02 PM

President Abudul Hamid received the Pope at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh, likely to address Rohingya issue

It the second leg of the Pope's tour to the region amid heightened Rohingya crisis.

30 Nov 2017 3:59 PM

Pope Francis is on a four-day trip in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where he has refrained from directly weighing-in on the Rohingya crisis, instead choosing the deliberate language of tolerance and forgiveness. (Photo: AFP)

Tackle prejudice, hatred: Pope to Myanmar Buddhist clergy

The pontiff has avoided direct discussion of the crisis to avoid setting off Buddhist hardliners.

29 Nov 2017 6:48 PM

Pope Francis is welcomed upon his arrival at the airport in Yangon. (Photo: AP)

Pope discusses ‘responsibility of Myanmar leaders’

Pontiff meets Army Chief who faces charges of grave atrocities against Rohingyas.

28 Nov 2017 1:56 AM

China has backed what Myanmar officials call a legitimate counter-insurgency operation in Rakhine, and stepped in to prevent a resolution on the crisis at the UN Security Council. (Photo: AP/File)

Aung San Suu Kyi to visit China amid growing concerns over Rohingya crisis

Myanmar has bristled at pressure from Western nations over its armed forces' brutal response to Rohingya Muslim militants.

27 Nov 2017 4:13 PM

Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangon's airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar on a highly sensitive visit

The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya Muslims.

27 Nov 2017 3:36 PM

The Pope hopes to encourage efforts to contain a crisis that has seen many Rohingyas forced from their homes and left languishing in squalid refugee camps over the border in Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis heads to Myanmar amid unfolding Rohingya refugee crisis

Pope Francis will seek to encourage reconciliation, dialogue following last week's tentative agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar.

27 Nov 2017 11:16 AM

The talks between Suu Kyi and her Bangladeshi counterpart come ahead of a highly-anticipated visit to both nations from Pope Francis, who has been outspoken about his sympathy for the plight of the Rohingya. (Photo: AP/File)

Syu Kyi, Bangladesh minister meet; discuss Rohingya repatriation

The stateless Rohingya have been the target of communal violence and vicious anti-Muslim sentiment in mainly Buddhist Myanmar for years.

23 Nov 2017 4:18 PM

Mystic Mantra: Let’s share with the poor

There is a poverty that dulls the sense of personal responsibility and leaves others to do the work while we go looking for favours.

22 Nov 2017 6:11 AM

Pope Francis offered several hundred poor people — homeless, migrants, unemployed — a lunch of gnocchi, veal and tiramisu on Sunday as he celebrated his first World Day of the Poor with a concrete gesture of charity in the spirit of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi. (Photo: AP)

How to end poverty

The perception that the poor do not have skills or would not be able to survive on their own is a myth.

22 Nov 2017 2:51 AM

Sale of large cigars would continue at least for the time being because the smoke is not inhaled. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more Holy Smokes - Vatican bans sale of cigarettes

World World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show that smoking causes more than seven million deaths worldwide every year.

11 Nov 2017 4:06 PM

"At a certain point the priest leading the ceremony says 'lift up our hearts'. (Photo: AFP)

'Put down those smartphones!' pope tells bishops

"It's so sad when I'm celebrating mass here or inside the basilica and I see lots of phones held up."

08 Nov 2017 5:22 PM

Pope admits to snoozing while praying

The pontiff values his sleep and is tucked up in bed each night by 9pm.

02 Nov 2017 3:33 PM

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