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Pope asks for Suu Kyi’s release, offers her refuge on Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Sept 24: Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar's detained former leader Aung ...

Pope says Trump, Harris ‘against life’

ROME, Sept 14: Pope Francis on Friday accused both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of being "against life" as he ...

Pope lands in Singapore, final stop on grand Asia-Pacific tour

SINGAPORE, Sept 11: Pope Francis touched down in Singapore Wednesday, the last stop of a four-nation Asia-Pacific trip aimed at ...

Pope lands in Singapore, final stop on grand Asia-Pacific tour

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Pope Francis touched down in Singapore Wednesday, the last stop of a four-nation Asia-Pacific trip aimed at boosting the Catholic ...

Pope Francis delivers medical supplies in visit to remote jungle town

VANIMO, Sept 8: Pope Francis flew deep into the jungle of the Southwestern Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea ...

Sri Lanka hit back as Pope falls during England collapse in second Test

LONDON, SEPT 7: Ollie Pope extended his first century as England captain but his side still collapsed against Sri Lanka ...

Pope appeals for religious unity at stadium mass in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sep 5: Pope Francis appealed for religious unity Thursday as he addressed tens of thousands of people at a ...

Pope appeals for religious unity to counter extremism

JAKARTA, Sep 4: Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of ...

Pope to visit Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque in push for interfaith harmony

JAKARTA, Sept 1: When Pope Francis visits Indonesia next week, he will stop by a mosque in Jakarta that has ...

Pope falls cheaply as Root builds England lead over Sri Lanka

LONDON, AUG 31: Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope again fell cheaply before Joe Root held firm as England still built on ...

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine ban on Russia-linked Orthodox Church

VATICAN CITY, Aug 25: Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the Ukraine government's move to ban a Russia-linked branch of the ...

Pope calls for more help for mpox victims

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Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the ...

Pope's 'grave sorrow' over Kyiv children's hospital strike

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Pope Francis voiced "grave sorrow" over a missile strike on a Kyiv children's hospital and expressed "deep distress" at the ...

Pope calls at G7 for ban on lethal autonomous weapons

BARI, June 14: Pope Francis called on Friday for a ban on "lethal autonomous weapons", when he addressed the G7 ...

Pope Francis will be first pontiff to address G7 venue

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Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence — a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went ...

Pope to meet Biden, Zelenksy, Modi at G7 summit

VATICAN CITY, June 13: Pope Francis will meet with US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Indias Narendra ...

Yunus meets Pope Francis, urges immediate action on Palestine

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Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus met with the Pope and discussed global challenges at the Vatican City on Saturday. ...

IOM DG Amy Pope arrives in Dhaka

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Director General (DG) of United Nations International Organization of Migration (IOM) Amy Pope is visiting Dhaka today (Sunday).According to the ...

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire

VATICAN CITY, Mar 31: Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages ...

Pope sends prayers to Moscow victims of 'cowardly' attack

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Pope Francis on Sunday sent prayers to the victims of the concert hall attack in Moscow, calling the violence "inhuman ...

Pope sends prayers to Moscow victims of cowardly attack

VATICAN CITY, Mar 24: Pope Francis on Sunday sent prayers to the victims of the concert hall attack in Moscow, ...

Pope says all efforts must be made to end wars in Ukraine, Middle East

VATICAN CITY, Mar 20: Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh call for peace through negotiation as he deplored the ...

Definitely a chance Stokes will bowl in fourth India Test: Pope

RANCHI, FEB 21: There is "definitely a chance" that England captain Ben Stokes will bowl in the fourth Test against ...

ICC reprimands Indias Bumrah for contact with Englands Pope

NEW DELHI, JAN 29: Indias pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council Monday for "inappropriate physical ...

Pope hits 196 to set India 231 for victory in first Test

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Ollie Pope hit 196 as England ended their second innings on 420 all out on Sunday's day four, with India ...

Root lauds Pope after England fightback

HYDERABAD, JAN 27: England veteran Joe Root said Ollie Popes unbeaten 148 on Saturday set a new batting benchmark in ...

Absolute masterclass as ton-up Pope pulls England into lead

HYDERABAD, JAN 27: Ollie Pope struck a defiant century to help England bounce back with a lead of 126 after ...