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Pope Francis presided over his weekly audience Wednesday despite the flu that caused him to abandon his attendance at UN climate talks in Dubai, but asked an aide to deliver his reading for him.

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned "the massacre of Bucha" and kissed a Ukrainian flag sent from the town where tied bodies shot at close range littered the streets after Russian troops withdrew and bodies poked out of a mass grave at a church.

It would be "catastrophic" if vested interests were to prevent world leaders from reaching agreement on curbing global warming at the upcoming UN climate conference in Paris, Pope Francis said today.

Pope Francis heads to Africa for the first time today on a trip aimed at pushing the key themes of his papacy but also fraught with security concerns.

Pope Francis on Friday condemned the craving for material gains and power, warning an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the Earth's resources and aggravating poverty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a special summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Saturday. The four leaders form what is known as the G-4 group - countries which back each other's bid for permanent seats at the UN Security Council, a powerful world body.

Pope Francis called Friday to respect the "natural difference" between men and women, as he warned against the imposition of "alien" lifestyles.

Pope Francis today became the fifth pope to visit and address the United Nations, which is holding a summit on development. The Argentine Pope has won an avid following due to his reformist approach. The flag of Vatican -- one of the two non-member states of the UN -- was raised on the UN Building for the first time today. In his speech, which...

Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday.

Pope Francis today addressed the world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. He made a strong pitch for the conservation of the environment and said "no man has the right to abuse it". It is for the first time that a Pope has spoken at the global summit. Here are the highlights of his much awaited speech:

The Vatican has differed with a Palestinian request for the two observer states to the United Nations to be allowed to raise their flags at its headquarters, saying the move goes against a longheld tradition at the world body.

Pope Francis presided over his weekly audience Wednesday despite the flu that caused him to abandon his attendance at UN climate talks in Dubai, but asked an aide to deliver his reading for him.

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned "the massacre of Bucha" and kissed a Ukrainian flag sent from the town where tied bodies shot at close range littered the streets after Russian troops withdrew and bodies poked out of a mass grave at a church.

It would be "catastrophic" if vested interests were to prevent world leaders from reaching agreement on curbing global warming at the upcoming UN climate conference in Paris, Pope Francis said today.

Pope Francis heads to Africa for the first time today on a trip aimed at pushing the key themes of his papacy but also fraught with security concerns.

Pope Francis on Friday condemned the craving for material gains and power, warning an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the Earth's resources and aggravating poverty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a special summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Saturday. The four leaders form what is known as the G-4 group - countries which back each other's bid for permanent seats at the UN Security Council, a powerful world body.

Pope Francis called Friday to respect the "natural difference" between men and women, as he warned against the imposition of "alien" lifestyles.

Pope Francis today became the fifth pope to visit and address the United Nations, which is holding a summit on development. The Argentine Pope has won an avid following due to his reformist approach. The flag of Vatican -- one of the two non-member states of the UN -- was raised on the UN Building for the first time today. In his speech, which...

Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday.

Pope Francis today addressed the world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. He made a strong pitch for the conservation of the environment and said "no man has the right to abuse it". It is for the first time that a Pope has spoken at the global summit. Here are the highlights of his much awaited speech:

The Vatican has differed with a Palestinian request for the two observer states to the United Nations to be allowed to raise their flags at its headquarters, saying the move goes against a longheld tradition at the world body.