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Born on June 18, 1954 in Ghanpur, Telangana, Bishop Bala served in various pastoral and administrative roles within the Diocese of Warangal

The pontiff asks teachers, educators and parents to pledge to fight against it both at school and at home

The visit will be scheduled as per the convenience of Pope Francis, says Union Minister George Kurian

The chief consecrator presented the bishop-elect with the symbols of his new office such as an Episcopal ring, a miter (bishop’s hat, a sign of the crown of glory) and crosier (a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook).

The pope also cancelled appointments Saturday and Monday due to the flu, but appeared as usual for the Sunday blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square.

Francis, who turns 87 on Sunday, also said he never thought about resigning this year despite a series of health scares.

The Vatican said Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky was presenting his credentials to Francis, signalling the official start of his term

It's the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian country and comes at a time when the Vatican's relations with Mongolia's two powerful neighbours, Russia and China, are once again strained.

As a remedy, Pope Francis advocated a culture of authentic encounter, which involves a radical call to respect and to listen to one another, including those with whom we may strongly disagree

Pope Francis called on the international community “to find a peaceful solution as soon as possible, for the good of all.”

Describing the war as "senseless", the head of the Roman Catholic Church urged to put an immediate end to the ongoing aggression that took uncountable lives.

The event is being organized in the background of Pope Francis installing Hyderabad Metropolitan Archbishop Poola Anthony as Cardinal in Vatican City on August 27, convener of the media committee for the event, Father Allam Arogya Reddy said.

Seoul: Pope Francis says he is willing to visit North Korea, should the country’s leaders ever invite him, he told a South Korean broadcaster in an interview released on Friday. “I will go there as soon as they invite me. I’m saying they should invite me. I will not refuse. The purpose of my visit […]

By Pramod K Nayar On July 24, Pope Francis apologised for the forced schooling of indigenous children by European missionaries from the late 1800s, terming the events ‘catastrophic abuse’. His strong language, however, did not reference the origins of these heinous acts, which also began in words: the Papal Bulls from the 15th century. The […]

Hyderabad: Archbishop of Hyderabad Anthony Poola, who has been named by Pope Francis as one among the new Cardinals of the Catholic Church, is not only the first Telugu person but also a first Dalit to be elevated to the rank. Anthony Poola’s appointment as Cardinal marks the entry of a Dalit Christian into the […]

Hyderabad: Archbishop of Hyderabad Poola Anthony has been chosen as Cardinal by the Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sunday. From India, Filipe Neri Antonio Sebastao di Rosario Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, has also been chosen as Cardinal by the Pope Francis. It is a proud moment for the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and […]

Rome: Plans are progressing for a possible meeting next year between Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church following their historic encounter in Havana in 2016, a top Russian Orthodox official said Wednesday. Metropolitan Hilarion, foreign relations chief of the Russian Orthodox Church, met for about an hour with Francis on Wednesday […]

Taking to Twitter after his first-ever meeting with the Pope, Modi said: "Had a very warm meeting with Pope Francis. I had the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues with him and also invited him to visit India."

Crowds waving Iraqi and Vatican flags gathered along Baghdad's airport road to greet the pontiff on the first-ever papal visit to the country

Francis and the Vatican delegation are relying on Iraqi security forces to protect them, including with the expected first use of an armored car for the popemobile-loving pontiff.