PIX: Thousands bid farewell to Pope Francis

World leaders and tens of thousands of faithful gathered at St Peter's Square in the Vatican City on Saturday to honor Pope Francis in a poignant farewell. Around 250,000 mourners attended the......

Cardinals Gather to Elect Pope

The papal conclave, the process to elect a new Pope, is set to begin on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, following Pope Francis' death. The event takes place within the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City and......

Pope Francis passes away hours after delivering Easter message

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican said on Monday. The Pope passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, according to a......

Death of Pope Francis: India declares 3-day State mourning

The government of India has declared a three-day State mourning as a mark of respect following the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, according to an official notification issued by the ministry of......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Messi pays tribute to Pope Francis

Argentina cancels games after death of fan Pope Francis IMAGE: Lionel Messi had met Pope Francis at the Vatican in August 2013. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lionel Messi/Instagram Captain of the......

A curious connection as hometown club mourn Pope

IMAGE: Oscar Lucchini, who is in charge of the chapel of San Lorenzo de Almagro, shows a picture of the Pope Francis holding a shirt of his hometown soccer team during his time as the Archbishop......

'Hand of God' brings Argentina Pope, says Maradona

The same "hand of God" brought the papacy to Argentina as helped it to the 1986 World Cup, says Diego Maradona, the soccer legend whose famously illicit, handled goal against England still excites......

Soccer-loving Pope Francis gets new toy!

IMAGE: Pope Francis plays a round of foosball on the table gifted to him on Wednesday. Photograph: Twitter It’s a known fact that Pope Francis loves football. In his 8-year term as pontiff......

Pope remembers fellow Argentine Diego affectionately

IMAGE: Pope Francis holds weekly audience at the Vatican. Photograph: Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS Pope Francis remembers soccer legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and......