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Pope Benedict XVI Laid To Rest

Glimpses from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square at the Vatican City, January 5, 2023. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the......

Catholics Pay Homage To Late Pope

Catholics pay homage to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican before his funeral on Thursday. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, the German theologian who became Pope Benedict XVI, served as head of......

Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95

Former Pope Benedict passed away at his Vatican residence on Saturday aged 95. IMAGE: Former Pope Benedict XVI. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters "With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope......

Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE

The mass marked the high point of the first papal visit to the Arabian peninsula. Pope Francis on Tuesday, February 5, held an open air mass in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic......

In a first, Pope Francis meets grand imam of Al-Azhar in Vatican

IMAGE: Pope Francis talks with Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb at the Vatican. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters In a historic moment, Pope Francis met the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar......

FAO seeks political will to eradicate hunger

The UN food agency has sought a political and financial push to boost sustainable agriculture in poor countries and double global food production, saying that such a move would forge a world of......

Cars of the kings

It is good to be the president. It's better to be the king. But it's best to be the Pope. And that's not just because figureheads live in the power and the light, juggling fame and glory. No, the......

The Pope gets an iPod

A group of Vatican Radio employees gave Pope Benedict XVI an iPod nano loaded with special Vatican Radio programming and classical music. Now that Vatican Radio offers podcasts in eight different......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

Bollywood wishes Lata Mangeshkar

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars took to Twitter to wish Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 83 today.Asha Bhosle shared a picture of them together and......

Vatican absolves Fab Four...finally!

Less than 50 years ago, in 1966, John Lennon outraged Catholics the world over for predicting the end of Christianity and saying that his group, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus". While......

Kasparov in 'Time 100' list

What he could not achieve during his chess playing days, legendary Garry Kasparov has done now by being included in 'Time 100' list of most influential people for the year 2007. The Russian......

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