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...