The Vatican has made arrangements for worldwide telecast of the event on October 19.
Among the many Indians who met the Pope is the spiritual leader, Sri Chinmoy.
"Since Catholics believe that the Holy Father is elected by a move of God, the Holy Spirit, prayers are necessary to elect the best man from among the good, in these trying times for the universal church."
In his message, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the Pope was 'a strong force for critical self-evaluation by the Church itself'.
His breathing is shallow, his blood pressure is low and he is having difficulties with both his heart and kidneys, a spokesman said.
The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced.
Paul Ryan, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, was on Thursday elected and sworn in as the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, which is similar to Indian Parliament's lower house, the Lok Sabha.
Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.
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OceanGate was meant to explore the wreck of the sunken Titanic, in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, Canada.
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The nun belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
'The world is watching carefully. The choices India makes today have consequences beyond its borders.'
Mammootty, who has had a mediocre run at the box office with his past few films hopes to bounce back with Gangster.
'Movement of naval forces at sea is often more than just perfunctory deployment -- reading the messages that they send is important,' alerts Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
Here are some of the best photos of Mother Teresa's illustrious life.
'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.'
The nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list.
Thegidi directed by debutant P Ramesh is an exciting investigative thriller revolving around a massive insurance scam.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Kohrra is a terrific ensemble piece but the two fine leads keep show glued together, applauds Aseem Chhabra.
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.
This is as dramatic as it gets!
Meet the winners of The Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023.
Having known Vice Admiral Hari Kumar personally and professionally, Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd) wishedshim a fantastic tenure as Chief of the Naval Staff. Under his command may the Indian Navy grow in all dimensions as the nation strive to establish itself as a credible sea power in future.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Arsenal had more than twice as many chances but failed to take any as the visitors defended gamely.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
'I do not agree that the intent was to send a political message to China that the US treats friends and foes alike.' 'In any case, such acts do not ruffle a feather in China,' observes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
A quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards.
Things are heating up in the OTT space this June, especially with Jio Cinema going full throttle with their release plans.
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
Images from Day 5 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless.
Bollywood loves to regale their social media followers with fabulous pictures of their travels!
