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

Pope Francis says abortion is like hiring 'contract killer'

His comments departed from the prepared text for his homily delivered during his weekly audience on Saint Peter's...

10 Oct 2018 3:23 PM IST

Pope Francis formally joined in matrimony Carlos Ciuffardi, 41 and Paula Podest, 39. (photo: AFP)

In a first, Pope Francis gets couple married aboard papal plane

Francis formally joined in matrimony 41-year-old Carlos Ciuffardi and Paula Podest, 39, who have 2 children and are both...

19 Jan 2018 1:33 PM IST

Pope Francis addresses journalists aboard the plane for his trip to Chile and Peru, on January 15, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

World is one step away from nuclear war, warns Pope Francis

Pope's comment came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in US state and possible nuclear war...

16 Jan 2018 11:18 AM IST

Francis is coming to a country where around 60 percent of Chileans declare themselves to be Roman Catholics, but where the church has lost the influence and moral authority it. (Photo: AP)

Pope seeks to turn tide of Chilean church bruised by scandal

In Chile, Pope plans sessions with migrants, members of Chile's Mapuche indigenous group and victims of the 1973-1990...

15 Jan 2018 1:37 PM IST

What must we treat as history?

The latest and absolutely necessary historical endeavour is the one to which Mr Tharoor has contributed.

6 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: Should peace be our priority?

This year Pope Francis dedicating his message to the concerns of migrants and refugees focuses his attention on...

5 Jan 2018 12:14 AM IST

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.

1 Jan 2018 4:27 AM IST

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International say the blasphemy law is increasingly exploited by religious extremists. (Photo: AFP)

Rome's Colosseum turns red in protest against Pak's blasphemy laws for...

The aim of the blasphemy laws is crush people who believe differently.'

25 Feb 2018 4:17 PM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: God's inner churnings

Launching on hearing God's voice in prayer can help us all make this world a better place for ourselves and for the...

13 Feb 2018 12:48 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: Healing in our field hospital

By contrast, suffering refers to the mental and psychological aspects of sickness.

8 Feb 2018 2:16 AM IST

Handout picture released by Action4Alfie on April 5, 2018 shows seriously ill British toddler Alfie Evans at Alder Hey Childrens Hospital in Liverpool. (Photo: AFP)

Alfie Evans, British toddler at centre of legal battle, dies

British toddler Alfie Evans whose case drew attention from Pope Francis and others around the world has died.

28 April 2018 1:51 PM IST

The Christian belief in hell has developed over the centuries, influenced by both Jewish and Greek ideas of the afterlife. (Photo: Pixabay)

What is hell? Here's what an expert says

Belief in an afterlife, where virtuous are rewarded with place in heaven and wicked punished in hell, is core teaching...

19 April 2018 2:46 PM IST