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Pope Francis to declare Indian nun Thresia Mankidiyan a saint on Oct 13

Mariam Thresia was called during the first half of her life simply Thresia, the name given to her at baptism on May 3, 1876.

Pope Francis gets stuck in lift on way to Vatican prayers, freed by firemen

Italian television networks that live-stream the Angelus had been concerned that the unprecedented seven-minute delay might have been due to health reasons

If Kim Jong-un invites me, I may go to North Korea, says Pope Francis

Kim initially indicated his desire for a papal visit during a Korean summit last month

Vatican, China sign agreement over bishops, allowing Pope Francis a veto

Details of the agreement weren't made public, but people familiar with the matter said it allows the pope to veto new nominees for bishops proposed by Beijing

Pope draws backlash after comment about sex abuse victims in Chile

The Karadima scandal dominated Francis' visit to Chile and the overall issue of sex abuse and church cover-up was likely to factor into his three-day trip to Peru that began on Thursday

Pope Francis calls for justice, respect in Myanmar; avoids Rohingya issue

But calls for respect for each ethnic group and its identity

Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar amid ongoing Rohingya crisis

He arrived in Yangon where he will stay at the archdiocese's headquarters

Show 'mercy' on rule breakers at traffic stops: Pope Francis

Meeting with Italian traffic representatives, the Pope spoke of increasingly complex reality on roads

Two key takeaways from Pope Francis' TED talk

The talk recapitulated the key themes of the Argentinian pope's view of the human person

Pope Francis pleads for 'holy' peace during Egypt visit

On April 9, the jihadists bombed two churches in the Arab world's most populous country

Pope urges end to Syria 'horror' in Easter address

He prayed for peace for the entire Middle East beginning with Holy Land, as well as in Iraq, Yemen

Pope Francis suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

He said Christians should see atheists as good people if they do good

Pope Francis to bishops: Maintain 'zero tolerance' for child abuse

Pope Francis wrote. 'Persons responsible for protection of those children destroyed their dignity'

Pope Francis likely to visit India next year: Joseph Kalathiparambil

Kalathiparambil is set to take over as the Archbishop of Latin Archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala on December 18

Pope creates 17 cardinals, 'Princes of the Church'

Three of them are from the US, while others come from corners of the world where the Catholic Church needs a boost

Closing borders boosts human trafficking, says Pope

He adds, current economic crisis, unfortunately, fosters attitudes of closure instead of welcome

Pope makes Argentina's 'gaucho priest' and 6 others saints

Brochero was beatified in 2013, after Pope Benedict XVI signed off on a miracle attributed to his intercession

Pope Francis in 2017: Portugal, India, Bangladesh, Colombia, Africa

India and Bangladesh were planned as well and an Africa trip was under study.

Pope hails volunteers on eve of Mother Teresa sainthood

Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis has been encouraging Catholic faithful and institutions to tend to the needs of marginalised people

Pope Francis refuses to equate Islam with violence

He said: 'In almost every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists. We have them too'