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Pope urges release of hostages, expresses concern over Gaza siege

Pope Francis called on Hamas to release all hostages captured during its…

Pope Francis hopes Cop28 will reach binding deals on energy transition

Pope Francis urged participants of the forthcoming Cop28 talks in Dubai to…

Pope Francis to undergo abdominal surgery

It emerged that Pope Francis would undergo abdominal surgery on Wednesday afternoon…

Pope Francis’ health improving: Report

Pope Francis was “progressively improving” and had started to do some work…

“Stop human traffickers”: Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating…

Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff,…

Pope urged to highlight human rights in Bahrain visit

Vatican City: On Oct 31, families of death row inmates in Bahrain…

Pope Francis says he played a part in the prisoner swap

Pope Francis revealed he had a part in releasing about 300 Ukrainian…

Pope says he cannot visit Kyiv or Moscow

Lisbon: On Sept 5, Pope Francis will not be able to visit…

Pope says he has ‘great desire’ to visit Kiev

Aboard The Papal Plane: On July 24, Pope Francis said he yearned…

Pope Francis criticizes Russia for war on Easter

Vatican City: On April 17, Pope Francis implicitly criticized Russia for dragging…

Pope Francis calls for Easter truce

On April 10, Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine…

Cologne cardinal calls Pope Francis an ‘old man’

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, during a meeting, reportedly said that Pope Francis…

Pope Francis to visit Lebanon

Cairo: On April 5, Lebanese president Michel Aoun announced that he has…

Pope Francis calls West’s defense spending ‘madness’

Vatican City: On March 24, Pope Francis criticized increased defense spending by…

Pope calls Ukraine invasion ‘armed aggression’

Vatican City: On March 13, Pope Francis issued his toughest denunciation yet…

Female genital mutilation snubs dignity: Pope Francis

On Sunday, Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and the trafficking of…

Falling birth rate a ‘Tragedy’: Pope Francis

Vatican City: On Dec 26, Pope Francis languished over Italy’s plunging birthrate.…

Pope Francis wants tensions resolved in Ukraine

Vatican City: On Sunday, Pope Francis, talking about the tensions between the…

Pope Francis wants to visit Russia

Italy: Pope Francis, aboard the papal plane, let out on Monday that…

Pope Francis to visit Greece, Cyprus in December

Vatican City: On Nov 5, It was officially announced by the Vatican…

Pope Francis agrees to visit India soon

Vatican City: According to reports, Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from…

Modi to meet Pope Francis for the first time

On Thursday, it emerged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet…