Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Churchs religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis aim to give women more...

Pope kicks off Christmas under shadow of war
Pope kicks off Christmas under shadow of war

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican, reports BSS. At Saint Peters Basilica, Francis used his Christmas Eve...

Pope slams cruelty of strike killing Gaza children
Pope slams cruelty of strike killing Gaza children

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as cruelty, sparking a sharp response from Israel which accused him of double standards. The pontiff made his remarks a day after the rescue agency in Gaza said an Israeli air strike had killed seven children from one family....

Angela Merkel reveals strategies for dealing with Donald Trump in ‘Memoir’
Angela Merkel reveals strategies for dealing with Donald Trump in ‘Memoir’

In her memoir, Angela Merkel reveals that she sought advice from the pope on how to handle Donald Trump after his election as U.S. president. Merkel hoped to find ways to persuade Trump, whom she viewed as having a winner-or-loser mentality typical of a property developer, to remain in the Paris...

Vatican launches initiative named after Pope and Yunus
Vatican launches initiative named after Pope and Yunus

Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday have jointly launched a Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club in Rome, reports UNB. The club aims to make an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity....