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It's Taken 500 Years For This To Happen!

500 years after Britain's then King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic church over its refusal to sanction his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, 'his successor, King Charles III, prayed......

Vatican releases Pope Francis's images, announces funeral

On Monday, Pope Francis passed away at 88 after a stroke triggered a coma and heart failure, following a five-week hospitalisation for pneumonia. The first images of his body were shared on......

President Murmu to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City

President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City this week, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. IMAGE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's......

Ranchi Durga Puja pandal drops Jesus Christ's image after VHP protest

Organisers of a Durga Puja committee in Ranchi, which built their marquee on the theme of 'Vatican City', the centre of the Roman Catholic Church, took down the image of Jesus Christ from inside......

Trump, Zelenskyy meet at the Vatican months after heated exchange

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President Donald Trump held talks ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica. IMAGE: Ukraine's President Volodymyr......

Kangana Compares Ayodhya To Vatican

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Raunaut/Instagram Kangana Ranaut with sister Rangoli Chandel. Bollywood folk arrived in Ayodhya numbers to be a part of the pran pratishtha ceremony at the......

Golden Globes 2025: Top 10 Moments

It's that time of the year again when Hollywood's biggest party rolls out red carpet glamour and raises a toast to the stars of silver screen and small. As expected, the 82nd annual Golden Globes......

Dead Brides, Sexy Accountants On OTT

Dead brides, sexy accountants, fighting pandas, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from. BarzakhWhere to watch? ZEE5Language: Hindi On the......

Vatican slams Harry Potter

The Vatican City has slammed JK Rowling's Harry Potter as 'the wrong kind of hero,' who poses a danger to children across the world. In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper......

Vatican absolves Fab Four...finally!

Less than 50 years ago, in 1966, John Lennon outraged Catholics the world over for predicting the end of Christianity and saying that his group, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus". While......

Pope Leo gives audience to World No. 1 Sinner

IMAGE: Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner meets Pope Leo XIV during a private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Photograph: Reuters Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on......

Messi pays tribute to Pope Francis

Argentina cancels games after death of fan Pope Francis IMAGE: Lionel Messi had met Pope Francis at the Vatican in August 2013. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lionel Messi/Instagram Captain of the......

Which football club does Pope Leo support?

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV is a regular tennis player and a football fan. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Pope Leo XIV, the first US leader of the global Catholic Church, is a keen tennis player and a......

Pope Leo makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV delivers a video message during a public celebration hosted by the Chicago White Sox and the Archdiocese of Chicago for the election of Pope Leo XIV, featuring a mass at Rate......

Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

IMAGE: Pope Francis died at The Vatican on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the......