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Devastating church bombing haunts Christmas in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 14:00

Eighty-two people were killed when a devastating double suicide attack targeted their place of worship three months ago.

Man who set self on fire in St Peter`s Square dies in hospital

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:43

A 51-year-old man who set himself alight in St Peter`s Square in Vatican City earlier this week died of his injuries in hospital on Sunday, local media said.

Angels have no wings, says Catholic `angelologist`

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 17:41

Angels exist but do not have wings and are more like shards of light, at least according to a top Catholic Church "angelologist" who says the heavenly beings are now back in vogue thanks to New Age religions.

Gay rights magazine names Pope ‘Person of the Year’

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 00:49

Pope Francis, named "Person of the Year" last week by TIME magazine, has been accorded the distinction once again. This time it`s a leading lifestyle magazine which actively promotes gay rights.

Pope overhauls Catholic image but real reforms await

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 00:49

Pope Francis has turned around the way the Catholic Church is seen but his promise of Vatican reform awaits next year, observers said on Tuesday.

Pope Francis says he is no Marxist

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:19

Pope Francis said he knew a lot of "good" Marxists but was no communist himself, following criticism of his diatribes against unfettered capitalism from conservative commentators in the United States.

South Africa unites in prayer for Mandela

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 18:53

Nelson Mandela once again united South Africans on Sunday as people irrespective of their colour and creed flocked into churches, mosques and temples to mark a `Day of prayers` for the anti-apartheid icon.

Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 19:56

Pope Francis is setting up a Vatican committee to fight sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church.

Vatican representative visits Kandhamal

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 23:17

Vatican representative Salvatore Pennacchio, who will attend the 75th anniversary of a restored Roman Catholic church damaged in riots in Kandhamal, visited the district on Thursday.

Pope says `no Middle East without Christians`

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 21:06

Pope Francis on Thursday said the Catholic Church will not accept a Middle East without Christians, who often find themselves forced to flee areas of conflict and unrest in the region.

Drug addict, juvenile arrested for church burglary

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 21:10

A youth and his juvenile accomplice were arrested in connection with the theft at a church in Maidan Garhi area of south Delhi on October 9.

Presbyterian Church holds key to campaign in Mizoram

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 14:51

An outsider to Christian-majority Mizoram will hardly be able to realise that Assembly elections here are just a week away as posters, placards and wall graffiti are few.