More than 70 faith leaders have publicly condemned China for their treatment towards Uighur Muslims. "Uighurs are facing a human tragedy not seen since the holocaust," the statement has been signed by Imams, Rabbis and at least five serving Bishops.

Chinese pressure? Pope Francis remains silent on Uighur Muslims

Pope Francis has called for international solidarity with Lebanon on Sunday after a massive explosion in Beirut killed over 150 people and injuring 6,000. France has stepped in to help the country and is hosting an international donors conference to aid reconstruction efforts.

Pope Francis urges international solidarity for Lebanon

Pope Francis has appointed six women to the 15-member Council for the Economy. These are some of the most senior roles offered to women in the Vatican City as of now.

Pope Francis appoints six women to Vatican Economic Council

From refusing to support the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement to maintaining silence when China decided to remove crosses from its Church - Pope Francis has never spoken a word against Beijing. At the latest, the Pope strayed away from his script to avoid mentioning Hong Kong. Is this the Pope's neutrality or politics?

Gravitas: Did the Pope turn his back on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong?

Pope Francis has asked the Polish Bishop to step down after Church leaders in Poland announced that they were referring Bishop Edward Janiak to the Vatican for eventual judgement.

Pope Francis replaces Polish Bishop who is accused of hiding sexual predators

On Saturday, Pope Francis held his first audience post-coronavirus. He granted this audience to the healthcare workers of the country, who, he believes, have been one of the strongest support pillars of the society in these tough times.

Pope Francis thanks 'angelic' doctors in his first post-lockdown audience

Pope Francis has appealed for peace from both sides in the ongoing Libyan civil war. He has urged the international community to take steps to protect the refugees and migrants.

Pope Francis calls for help to end Libyan civil war

Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds from weapons to research to avoid such pandemics in the future. The request was made in the outdoor prayer service with about 130 people, largest gathering in the Vatican in nearly three months.

Direct funding towards research to avoid another pandemic: Pope Francis

Pope Francis called on Sunday for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine should be made available around the world.

Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide

Pope Francis on Wednesday (March 18) encouraged the faithful to pray especially for medical teams treating coronavirus patients.

Pope Francis asks for spiritual protection for families and medical staff treating coronavirus victims

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.

Pope tests negative for coronavirus, Italy report says

Pope Francis said Sunday he would not be taking part in a planned six-day spiritual retreat south of Rome after coming down with a "cold". The 83-year-old pontiff suffered two coughing spells that forced him to turn away from the crowd and cover his mouth with his fist on a windy and cloudy day on Saint Peter's Square.

Pope Francis cancels planned retreat due to 'cold'

Pope Francis, current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church has encouraged his followers to give up trolling for Lent in his Ash Wednesday speech, news agencies reported.

Give up social media trolling for Lent, Pope Francis urges followers

In a significant decision, Pope Francis has dismissed the proposal to allow married priests in the Amazon region. Also read: Pope voices 'outrage' over Amazon basin exploitation The proposal to allow married priests was put forward by Latin American bishops last year to address the shortage of Catholic priests in the Amazon region.

Pope Francis refuses to allow married priests in Amazon

Pope Francis met Iraq's president on Saturday and the two agreed that the country's sovereignty must be respected, following attacks on Iraqi territory this month by the United States and Iran.

Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected

Ten years after the Vatican took it over, the Legion of Christ religious order is in crisis again. This religious order in Mexico founded in 1941 was once powerful influential.

Sex scandal shocks Mexico: The Vatican must probe cover-up of child sexual abuse

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year, denounced on Wednesday the use and abuse of women in modern society and called for an end to the exploitation of the female body.

Pope Francis decries violence against women in New Year speech

Pope Francis on Tuesday made headlines when he was caught on camera pulling away from a woman who was part of a crowd at St Peter's Square. While walking through St Peter's Square in the Vatican City, Pope met and greeted people and pilgrims on the sideways when he was abruptly pulled by a woman.

Watch: Furious Pope Francis frees himself from woman's grasp after being pulled abruptly

A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday (December 31) after she had grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.

Disgruntled Pope Francis pulls himself free from woman's clutch

Pope Francis turned 83 on Tuesday (December 17) but he celebrated his birthday five days later with a group of sick children from the "Santa Marta" Paediatric Dispensary.

Pope celebrates birthday with sick children

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Pope Francis announced on Tuesday he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons "immoral" in the Catholic Church's official manual, after visiting the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs were dropped during World War II.

Pope Francis to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manual

Pope Francis led an impassioned mass for tens of thousands of emotional worshippers at a packed Bangkok stadium Thursday, urging respect for prostitutes and trafficking victims in a part of the world where sex work is rampant.

Pope urges respect for prostitutes at crowded Bangkok mass

Pope Francis will canonise five new saints on Sunday, including Sister Mariam Thresia from Kerala, India. Minister of state for external affairs, V Muraleedharan, who himself is from the southern Indian state of Kerala, will be representing India during the ceremony.

Indian nun Mariam Thresia to be declared a saint today at the Vatican

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