Vatican Meeting

Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

The Vatican on Thursday released the first pictures of Pope Francis after his abdominal surgery, indicating that the pontiff was continuing his recovery ahead of an expected discharge in the coming days.

On May 27, he had a brief meeting with Pope Francis along with his wife Helen Morris in the Vatican City.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, diplomatic sources said on Thursday.

Women and lay people will be able to vote in the next general assembly of bishops, the Vatican announced Wednesday, in a symbolic change for the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis had some fun on Monday and made Canadian security sweat when he asked a Vatican aide to push his wheelchair close to people waiting outside a church instead of going to his car as planned.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Wednesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will begin an 11-day trip abroad on Monday during which he will meet Pope Francis in Vatican City and potential investors in Dubai, a statement said on Saturday.

Pope Francis said on Saturday he would meet soon with Ukrainian officials to discuss the possibility of a visit to their country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican has enhanced the prestige of the nation, BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said on Saturday.

PM Modi in Rome held a one-on-one meeting with the Pope today ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of issues such as COVID-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday in Vatican City ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of areas of interests.

Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under intense pressure for his conflicted position in the dispute over abortion rights.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.

World leaders meeting later this month for a UN climate summit must offer solutions to an "unprecedented ecological crisis", Pope Francis warned on Monday.

Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

The Vatican on Thursday released the first pictures of Pope Francis after his abdominal surgery, indicating that the pontiff was continuing his recovery ahead of an expected discharge in the coming days.

On May 27, he had a brief meeting with Pope Francis along with his wife Helen Morris in the Vatican City.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, diplomatic sources said on Thursday.

Women and lay people will be able to vote in the next general assembly of bishops, the Vatican announced Wednesday, in a symbolic change for the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis had some fun on Monday and made Canadian security sweat when he asked a Vatican aide to push his wheelchair close to people waiting outside a church instead of going to his car as planned.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Wednesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will begin an 11-day trip abroad on Monday during which he will meet Pope Francis in Vatican City and potential investors in Dubai, a statement said on Saturday.

Pope Francis said on Saturday he would meet soon with Ukrainian officials to discuss the possibility of a visit to their country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican has enhanced the prestige of the nation, BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said on Saturday.

PM Modi in Rome held a one-on-one meeting with the Pope today ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of issues such as COVID-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday in Vatican City ahead of the delegation-level talks during which they are expected to discuss a range of areas of interests.

Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under intense pressure for his conflicted position in the dispute over abortion rights.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.

World leaders meeting later this month for a UN climate summit must offer solutions to an "unprecedented ecological crisis", Pope Francis warned on Monday.