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Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope

Pope Francis canonised Blessed Devasahayam Pillai along with nine other Blesseds during a Canonisation Mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

  • Sunday, 15 May 2022
Quest for peace a never-ending duty: Pope

Vatican City: The whole of humanity has an permanent responsibility to seek peace, Pope Francis tweeted on Monday, calling the search “an open-ended task”. “The search for peace is an open-ended task, a responsibility that never ends and that demands the commitment of everyone,” said his tweet. His nine-language @pontifex account on Twitter has some […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Pope, Merkel meet to talk multilateral relations, climate change

Vatican City: The Pope and the Chancellor of Germany met at the Vatican to discuss issues such as multilateral relations, the importance of Africa and the Paris climate accord. Pope Francis I and Angela Merkel on Saturday held a 38-minute talk in which they discussed the need for a multilateral world without walls and the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Pope leads thousands in prayer at Portugal shrine

Lisbon: Pope Francis led a crowd of over 300,000 people in prayer before the image of Our Lady of Fatima on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the appearance of the Virgin Mary to a pair of young siblings in Portugal. Looking out on a plaza illuminated by hundreds of thousands of candles, the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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God Loves Even The Worst Of Mankind: Pope Francis At Christmas Mass

Vatican City: Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica church, and in his sermon spoke of how God loves everyone, even the worst of mankind. During the Mass on Christmas Eve, when Catholics commemorate the birth of the Lord Jesus, Francis on Tuesday said of his coming: “We realise that, […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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