Tag: Pope Francis
Pope criticizes building walls to keep migrants out
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls...
Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that priests and bishops in the Catholic Church had sexually abused nuns.
"There are some priests and also...
Pope Francis arrives to hold public mass in UAE
Pope Francis arrived at an Abu Dhabi sports stadium Tuesday to hold a public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics on the first-ever papal...
Pope decries ‘armed power’, Yemen war on UAE trip
ABU DHABI: Pope Francis denounced the “logic of armed power” in Yemen, Syria and other Middle East wars on Monday on a landmark visit...
Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit
Pope Francis landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the first-ever visit by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula -- the birthplace...
Pope Francis seeks dialogue on first trip to UAE
--On a three-day visit, Pope Francis will promote a dialogue based on tolerance and peace with the Muslim world.
ABU DHABI: Pope Francis started a three-day...
Yemen’s abandoned churches, remnants of a fading past
ADEN: Vandalised, caught in the crossfire, burnt to the ground: Yemen’s churches, once filled by small but diverse Christian communities, are now abandoned after years...
UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has branded a bridge, a new ministry, a family day at the park and even the entire year...
Pope urges more ‘sharing and giving’ in Christmas mass
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday assailed the "insatiable greed" of today's consumerism, calling on people in his Christmas homily to make "sharing and...
#MeToo in 2018: Milestones of the sexual abuse movement
Here are some significant moments of the movement in Pakistan and around the World.
Pakistan
Patari's CEO steps down
An internal administrative crisis was triggered in the...
Pope, Abbas discuss Jerusalem at first meeting after US embassy move
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican expressed concern over the status of Jerusalem on Monday as Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first...
Pope says on side of victims of US ‘predator’ priests
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 "predator" priests in the United States who are accused of...
Pope appoints Karachi archbishop as cardinal
Bishop Joseph Coutts gets the post for promoting dialogue between Muslims and Christians
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday appointed 14 new cardinals from...
Pope to appoint 14 new cardinals including one from Pakistan
VATICAN: Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will hold a meeting of the Church's top council to appoint 14 new cardinals next month, including...
Pope praises Korea leaders’ ‘brave commitment’ to peace
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday praised North and South Korean leaders for their "brave commitment" to peace after they agreed to work towards...
Pope Francis accepts ajrak from Pakistani-Christian
ROME: A Pakistani youth, Daniel Bashir, from Jesus Youth of St Paul’s Parish Mehmoodabad Archdiocese Karachi, gifted the Pope the traditional Sindhi Ajrak, who...
‘Defenceless’ being killed in Holy Land, says Pope after Gaza violence
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed...