Pope Leo takes on Trump over Iran war threats, signals tougher global stance after 'red line' remarksPope Leo XIV has stepped out of his mild demeanor to confront US President Donald Trump. Trump's threats against Iran prompted the Pope to ...
17 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Word of the Day: UltramontaneUltramontane is a word that bridges geography, history and ideology. From its origins in medieval Europe to its modern metaphorical applica...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Dolan with a not-so-popular Illinois Bishop- Who is this new Archbishop of New York?Pope Leo has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as the new Archbishop of New York. This move replaces Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who reached the ma...
18 Dec, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to new AP-NORC pollA recent poll reveals that American Catholics are largely optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff. While many Americans ar...
15 Jun, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
US Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiffCardinal Robert Prevost of the USA was elected as the new pope and head of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo ...
09 May, 2025, 01.01 AM IST
Black smoke over Vatican: Cardinals fail to elect Pope as Church faces crucial crossroadsBlack smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the papal conclave, signaling no consensus on Pope Francis’s successor. As the...
08 May, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Pope Francis passes away at 88: What the Catholic Church does after a Pope diesPope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, has passed away, marking the start of a significant transition in the Catholic Chur...
21 Apr, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Pope Francis, showing plans to continue on, starts new process for Catholic reformsPope Francis, 88, has started a new three-year process for Church reforms while recovering from double pneumonia in a Rome hospital. The ex...
15 Mar, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
From sealed rooms to a broken ring: What happens when a Pope passes away or steps down?Pope Francis, 88, remains in hospital battling double pneumonia, with his condition described as "critical" by the Vatican. The pontiff has...
24 Feb, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Statue weeping blood or vision of Mother Mary: Vatican issues revised guidelines. Know in detailThe Vatican has said that there is nothing about the event that is contrary to the faith, and therefore Catholics can express devotion to i...
18 May, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Pope Francis says priesthood exclusive to men, can’t alter traditions for womenIn a recent release, Pope Francis reaffirmed the long-standing doctrine of the Catholic Church, asserting that the ordination of women as p...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Pope Francis allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meetingPope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an historic reform that reflects his hopes to g...
26 Apr, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, probe findsThe church had shown "deep, total and even cruel indifference for years," protecting itself rather than the victims of what was systemic ab...
05 Oct, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Asked to keep away from church duties after taking part in protest against bishop: NunSister Lucy Kalapura, who returned on Sunday morning from Kochi, claimed she was informed orally by the Mother Superior that she should kee...
23 Sep, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
Pope Francis declares Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal as SaintsThe two from Kerala were declared as Saints during a special mass at St Peter's Square at Vatican, Syro Malabar Catholic Church sources sai...
23 Nov, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
Pope Francis to confer sainthood on two Blessed from Kerala tomorrowAccording to Church sources here, the Pope will declareChavara and Euphrasia as Saints during a special mass at St Peter's Square at Vatica...
22 Nov, 2014, 01.42 PM IST
- Catholic church criticises Marxism in Kerala
Ahead of the CPI-M's state meet in Kottayam in Kerala, the Catholic church has come out against Marxist ideals and the LDF government's pol...
10 Feb, 2008, 03.25 PM IST