It was a sight to behold in the Catholic dominated East Timor after an estimated 600,000 people nearly half of the country's population packed the seaside Park to attend the Pontiff's final Mass. Watch in for more details!

Pope Francis' Mass in East Timor: Tens of thousands throng east Timor's coast to attend Pope's mass

Pope Francis was warmly welcomed by the small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, one of the world’s most Catholic countries. Nearly half of the population attended an open-air Mass to see the Pope. Watch in for more details!

Pope Francis' celebrates mass in East Timor

Pope Francis was warmly welcomed by the small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, one of the world’s most Catholic countries. Nearly half of the population attended an open-air Mass to see the Pope.

Pope Francis' mass in East Timor draws nearly half its population

Pope Francis addressed thousands of youth on his final morning in Papua New Guinea. Watch to know more.

Pope Francis visits Papua New Guinea: 10,000 young people attended Pope's event

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Papua New Guinea, urging openness to God and others while praying for peace in Asia-Pacific region. Watch to know more.

Pope Francis visits Papua New Guinea: World's most remote catholic communities

Pope Francis flew deep into the jungle of the Southwestern Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to visit Catholics living in one of the most remote areas of the world and deliver medical supplies and other aid.

Pope Francis delivers medical supplies in visit to remote jungle town

On the third day of his visit to Indonesia. Pope Francis visited Jakarta’s iconic Istiqlal Mosque. He called the mosque a "great gift" as he spoke of the common roots of different religious beliefs.

Pope Francis calls for climate change action during Mosque Visit

Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis’ visit to Indonesia.

Pope Francis meets grand Imam of Southeast Asia's largest Mosque in Jakarta

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's beliefs through "deception and violence".

Pope Francis kicks off Asia tour with Indonesia, warns against religious extremism

Indonesians is all set to welcome Pope Francis to Jakarta on Monday for the first leg of a 12-day tour around Southeast Asia and Oceania. Watch in for more details!

Indonesia gears up for first Papal visit in over 30 years

Pope Francis will next week visit Indonesia, making a symbolic stop at a mosque that has the "Tunnel of Friendship," an extraordinary tunnel linking it to the city's Catholic cathedral.

Pope Francis to embark on Asia-Pacific tour; to visit Indonesia's 'tunnel of friendship'

Pope Francis decried the state of democracy and warned against "populists" during a short visit to Trieste in Italy's northeast on Sunday ahead of a 12-day trip to Asia -- the longest of his papacy.

Pope Francis deplores state of democracy amid France vote, warns against ‘populists’

Pope Francis has called for a ban on "lethal autonomous weapons", while addressing the G7 leaders during the summit. Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address the G7 grouping, with a speech on the perils of artificial intelligence.

G7 Summit: Pope Francis urges ban on 'lethal autonomous weapons'

G7 leaders and Pope Francis arrive at meeting venue, being welcomed by Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, hold session on AI, energy and Africa/Mediterranean.

Pope Francis meets comedians from around the world, says 'it's not heresy to joke about god'

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologised last month.

Pope Francis lands in controversy over remarks

Pope Francis again made the same mistake of using a vulgar and disparaging word against homosexuals, an act for which the Vatican had apologised last month, said ANSA news agency on Tuesday (June 11).

Pope Francis does it again! Pontiff uses homophobic slur weeks after issuing apology

Israeli airstrikes on a Rafah refugee camp sparked worldwide condemnation as many nations criticised Israel for civilian deaths, particularly in light of the ICJ's ruling on Rafah.

Morning brief: Israel's Rafah airstrikes spark condemnation; Papua New Guinea evacuates 7,900 people; & more

Amidst public outcry, Pope Francis, who was widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, issued a rare apology on Tuesday. The Vatican released a statement saying that the Pope did not intend to use homophobic language and apologized to anyone offended by it.

Gravitas: Pope Francis apologizes after homophobic slur

Pope Francis, while speaking about the non-admission of homosexual men in church seminaries because of the presence of 'too much' gay sexual activity, used an offensive slur which left the bishops shocked in Italy.

Vatican issues rare apology after Pope uses vulgar slur for gay men

Pope Francis has reportedly said that there are too many homosexuals among trainee Priests. The remarks come as a surprise for people who advocated the pontiff to be sympathetic to homos. The remark was made by the pontiff in a closed-door debate over whether homosexual men should be admitted into seminaries. Watch in for more details!

Pope's homosexuality remarks leaked, allegedly says 'tired of Seminarians pretending to be celibate'

A UK-born teenager is set to become the first millennial to be made a Saint after he has had a second miracle attributed to him by Pope Francis. Watch to know more.

First 'millennial' set to become 'saint' 18 years after death | Who is Carlo Acutis?

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was lit up with images of Pope Francis to mark the launch of his book in Brazil. Several images of Pope Francis from different moments of his life were projected...Watch in for more details!

Brazil's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue lights up to honour Pope Francis' new book

Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue lights up to honour Pope’s new book

Pope Francis clears the way for Italian boy 'God's influencer' to be a saint

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