On the ruins of Mosul, Pope says hope more powerful than hatred

Standing amid the rubble left by the now defeated Islamic State terrorists in Iraq, Pope Francis on Sunday said that hope is 'more powerful than hatred and peace more powerful than war'. IMAGE:......

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

Pope Francis says 'world at war', decries terrorist attack on French church

Pope Francis said on Wednesday the world was at war but argued that religion was not the cause, as he arrived in Poland a day after jihadists murdered a Catholic priest in France. In his first......

Why the rich give gold to temples

'Rich Indians don't give cash, they give gold. Why?''Because cash is spent by temples on prasad or doing some charitable work.''Gold remains intact with god,' says Aakar Patel. Next year will mark......