Sport in 2019: Ten offbeat stories
AFP Sport looks back at 10 of the best offbeat moments in sport in 2019 Read More
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Pope
Pope slams nuclear deterrent, ‘unspeakable horror’ of Nagasaki
Pope Francis Sunday railed against atomic weapons, the nuclear deterrent and the growing arms trade,… Read More
5 years ago
Top pope aide convicted of child sex crimes
Australian Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis' closest advisors, has been found guilty of… Read More
6 years ago
Nun scolds bishops on abuse: ‘This storm will not pass’
“How could the clerical Church have kept silent, covering these atrocities? The silence, the carrying… Read More
6 years ago
Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for child sexual abuse
Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Roman Catholic church… Read More
6 years ago
60-year-old priest jailed for sexual abuse
A French priest was sentenced to five years, two without parole, for sexually assaulting four… Read More
6 years ago
Pope says abortion is like hiring ‘contract killer’
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer".… Read More
6 years ago
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
VATICAN CITY: The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on… Read More
6 years ago
Pope says church shamed by ‘repugnant’ Irish abuse
DUBLIN: Pope Francis marked the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years by acknowledging… Read More
6 years ago
Pope condemns ‘atrocities’ of US clerical child abuse
WASHINGTON: Pope Francis condemned Monday the "atrocities" revealed by a far-reaching US report into clerical… Read More
6 years ago
Pope appoints 14 new cardinals, including Pakistan’s Joseph Coutts
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals Thursday, a diverse selection from all over… Read More
6 years ago
Pope to appoint 14 new cardinals including one from Pakistan
Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will hold a meeting of the Church's top council… Read More
7 years ago
Pope becomes ice cream man for a day
Here’s the scoop: Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday… Read More
7 years ago
Pope acknowledges his ‘serious mistakes’ in Chile sexual abuse crisis
SANTIAGO/VATICAN: Pope Francis acknowledged on Wednesday that he had made “serious mistakes in judgment and… Read More
7 years ago
Pope rails against ‘fake news’
ROME: Pope Francis warned on Wednesday against the temptation of fake news, drawing a parallel… Read More
7 years ago
Pope defends in-flight wedding from conservatives
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday defended his decision to marry a couple aboard a… Read More
7 years ago
Pope performs first marriage on board a papal flight
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: At 36,000 feet, it was a marriage almost made in heaven. In… Read More
7 years ago
Myanmar social media anger after Pope uses ‘Rohingya’ word
DHAKA: Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some… Read More
7 years ago
Pope urges ‘decisive’ measures on Rohingya crisis
DHAKA: Pope Francis on Thursday called for “decisive” international measures on the Rohingya refugee crisis… Read More
7 years ago
‘Who is the pope?’ ask Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
DHAKA; The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to… Read More
7 years ago