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Pope creates 17 cardinals, 'Princes of the Church' INTERNATIONAL

Pope creates 17 cardinals, 'Princes of the Church'

Pope Francis will create 17 new cardinals from across the globe Saturday in a time-honoured ceremony, elevating them to an elite body that advises and elects popes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Homeless get VIP treatment from Pope Francis INTERNATIONAL

Homeless get VIP treatment from Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Friday asked an audience of homeless people to forgive those Christians who ‘look the other way.’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria talks very difficult with bombs falling: UN envoy ASIA

Syria talks very difficult with bombs falling: UN envoy

The UN envoy for Syria said Thursday there was little prospect of an imminent restart of negotiations to try to end the raging conflict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint

Pope Francis on Sunday declared revered nun Mother Teresa a saint in a canonisation mass at St Peter's square.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vatican says it has high hopes of better ties with China INTERNATIONAL

Vatican says it has high hopes of better ties with China

The Vatican is hopeful it can improve ties with China after decades of tension, the Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat said on Saturday ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vatican and Turkey row over Armenia genocide INTERNATIONAL

Vatican and Turkey row over Armenia genocide

Pope Francis yesterday released peace doves on the Armenia-Turkey border in a gesture of reconciliation as Ankara slammed...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope visits Armenian genocide memorial INTERNATIONAL

Pope visits Armenian genocide memorial

Pope Francis on Saturday insisted memory ‘cannot be stifled’ as he visited the main Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on the second day of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis to receive top Sunni imam at Vatican INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis to receive top Sunni imam at Vatican

Pope Francis will meet the spiritual leader of the world's Sunni Muslims in an unprecedented encounter at the Vatican on Monday, the pontiff's spokesman said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally approved sainthood for Mother Teresa and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis meets new leader of his homeland INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis meets new leader of his homeland

The first pope from Latin America met at the Vatican yesterday with the new leader of his homeland Argentina which is struggling with huge debt, poverty and drugs trafficking.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope says Trump 'not Christian', Trump calls comment 'disgraceful' INTERNATIONAL

Pope says Trump 'not Christian', Trump calls comment 'disgraceful'

Pope Francis assailed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's views on US immigration as "not Christian", prompting the billionaire businessman to reprimand the religious leader as "disgraceful".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East INTERNATIONAL

Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Iran to back peace efforts in the Middle East as the Islamic Republic's emergence from international isolation took a significant step forward with President Hassan Rouhani's first visit to the Vatican.

4:45 AM November 25 2016