Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, the first to visit the Arabian Peninsula, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century. Read More
Pope Francis on Monday called for all deterrence measures to be employed in order to avoid a repeat of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings and expressed a preference for a multilateral approach when it comes to dealing with the nuclear q ...
Pope Francis on Sunday strongly condemned the use of nuclear weapons and an increase in global arms trade as he paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bomb attack in Nagasaki. ...
The pope on Friday urged religious leaders to cooperate and foster mutual respect to face the complex challenges of today in a speech in a Thailand university. ...
Pope Francis has warned of the dangers that young people face when accessing the Internet and called on digital companies to boost protective measures. ...
In the backdrop of the ongoing anti-government protests across the city, thousands of students in Hong Kong started their school year on Monday by boycotting classes and protesting against the pro-China government. ...
Locals in Goa flocked to swimming pools and small ponds to celebrate the traditional Catholic festival 'Sao Joao' across the coastal state on Monday. ...
