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

After much precaution in Myanmar, Pope uses Rohingya' for refugees in...

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

2 Dec 2017 3:35 PM IST

Pope Francis meets with a Rohingya refugee during an inter-religious meeting at the Archbishops 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.

2 Dec 2017 7:01 AM IST

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...

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

1 Dec 2017 5:02 PM IST

A faithful takes a selfie with Pope Francis at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Pope at peace, not on tranquilliser amid Vatican rift

The 80-year-old says his secret for dealing with stress is to write down all his problems in letters to Saint Joseph.

10 Feb 2017 5:12 AM IST

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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...

7 Dec 2017 7:31 AM IST

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Pope Francis, 'crusader for environment,' calls for world without...

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

11 Dec 2017 3:49 PM IST

Pope Francis rents private beach for disabled

Pope Francis rents private beach for 'disabled'

He also gave the charity an undisclosed sum to in order to support the project.

29 April 2017 5:10 PM IST

Pope Francis. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis' 80th birthday with kids, homeless people

The Pope received messages of congratulations from around the world for his 80th birthday, including at email addresses...

18 Dec 2016 10:41 AM IST

Pope Francis. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis to turn 80 today, but no sign yet that he'll slow down

The world's 1.2 billion Catholics are, by now, used to the face Pope Francis displays to the world.

17 Dec 2016 4:54 AM IST

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus as he celebrates a mass on Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, in the Vatican. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis says materialism has taken Christmas hostage

Jesus was born rejected by some and regarded by many others with indifference, says Pope.

26 Dec 2016 4:38 AM IST

Pope Francis kisses a child during an audience to exchange Christmas greetings with Vatican employees. (Photo: AP)

Pope says Christmas 'hostage' to materialism, God in shadows

Francis said the many in the wealthy world had to be reminded that the message of Christmas was humility, simplicity and...

25 Dec 2016 3:23 PM IST

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China's Pope loyalists fear Vatican betrayal

The Vatican, though, is currently seeking better relations with communist China, which is making the underground wary.

25 Dec 2016 3:12 AM IST