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China says pope's remarks about "persecuted" Uighurs are groundless
People of all ethnicities in Xinjiang enjoy full protection of their subsistence rights, developmental rights and religious freedom, Zhao said.
Pope marks Holy Week alone for 1st time in history
On Sunday, the rites to mark the beginning of Holy Week, an important religious festival in the Catholic calendar, were not held in the Vatican Square...
Pope opens Holy Week amid pandemic, says now is the time to serve
The Vatican has been in its own lockdown, mostly mirroring that in Italy, where more than 15,500 people have died since the outbreak of the new...
Pope urges Christians to unite in prayer on March 25
Pope Francis offered his homily and prayed the Angelus from the Vatican Library Room which was broadcast live.
Pope Francis expels Kerala priest convicted of rape
Syro-Malabar Church priest Robin Vadakkumchery is currently serving a jail term for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese.
Pope observes usual Ash Wednesday customs in time of virus
At the Vatican, Francis held his general audience as usual in St. Peter's Square and offered prayers to people sickened by the virus and the medical...
Pope appeals to U.S. and Iran to pursue dialogue, self-restraint
He said the tensions risked “compromising the gradual process of rebuilding in Iraq, as well as setting the groundwork for a vaster conflict that all...
"Don't bite" Pope negotiates papal kiss after controversy
Francis kept his distance when the sister first asked for a papal kiss, but then negotiated the terms: “I'll give you a kiss, but keep calm. Don't...