Pray for peace, says Pope Francis

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 09:44

Pope Francis has called on Catholics to pray for peace.

Pope`s crackdown on order alarms traditionalists

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 04:03

Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine`s Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass.

India is a Hindu nation in the cultural sense, says Goa CM

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 10:34

Catholics in Goa are culturally Hindu and India is a Hindu nation in the cultural sense, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.

Virgin Mary teaches Catholics decisiveness: Pope

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 08:18

Catholics should emulate the Virgin Mary`s ability to take decisions by trusting god, according to Pope Francis.

Pope hopes China`s Catholics can pray without fear

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 08:40

Pope Francis hopes Chinese Catholics would be able to practise their faith freely and without fear, inviting them to stay loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China`s Communist rulers.

Iraqi Catholics celebrate Easter

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 14:54

Iraqi Catholics are flocking to churches around the country to celebrate Easter amid tight security.

Poll finds 76% Catholics optimistic about church after new pope’s election

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 14:09

Nationally, most Catholics have said the election of Pope Francis has made them more optimistic about their church, a new poll has found.

No tax, no blessing: German church insists on levy

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 00:05

In Germany, the surcharge for Catholics, Protestants and Jews is a surcharge of up to nine per cent on their income tax bills.

Catholics protest their portrayal in Bollywood films

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 09:41

Catholic groups protested their portrayal in bad light in Bollywood movies.

Unite to oppose gay marriage: Pope`s envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 00:21

The Pope`s representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholics to form a "united front" with Muslims and Jews to oppose gay marriage, a media report said.