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Pope Francis has begun a three-day visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia aimed partly at improving relations with the Orthodox Church. The Pope met Orthodox leaders in Bulgaria on Sunday, but they had already rejected taking part in joint…

World leaders have reacted to the series of bomb blasts that struck luxury hotels and churches across Sri Lanka on Sunday. Tribune Online had earlier reported that at least 140 people were killed and 560 have been injured in the…

Tens of thousands of people waved palm and olive branches in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday as Pope Francis led the world’s Catholics into Holy Week commemorations ahead of Easter calling for the Church to be humble. Palm Sunday is…

His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as the Archbishop of Abuja. Pope Francis, who was represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the…

Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church’s most turbulent eras and…

Pope Francis has ordered an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct with adults and accepted his resignation, the Vatican and U.S. Church officials said on Thursday. The announcement was made as the pope was…

POPE Francis has acknowledged "with shame and repentance" the Catholic Church's failure to act over sexual abuse by clerics against minors going back decades, writing "we showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them." In an…

THE Catechism of the Church, which sums up the teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty could be used in some cases. According to BBC, it now says it is "inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and…

Pope Francis on Wednesday chastised priests and bishops who take pictures with their cell phones during Masses, saying they should focus on God instead. 'The priest says "lift up your hearts". He does not say, "lift up your cell phones…

Pope Francis on Wednesday, in a renewed call for social justice said that older people should be made to work less or retire early to create employment for younger generations. “There is an urgency for a new human social pact, a new…