Death of Pope Francis: India declares 3-day State mourning

The government of India has declared a three-day State mourning as a mark of respect following the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, according to an official notification issued by the ministry of......

Who is Pope Francis I?

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as the first Latin American Pope in history, taking the name of Pope Francis.Bergoglio, 76, reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph......

10 FACTS you must know about Pope Francis

Even as 1.2 billion Catholics celebrate the election of Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio as the new Pope, here is some interesting trivia about him. Fact # 1: Bergoglio chose to live in a......

When Modi Met The Pope

Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meet Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, for the first time at the Vatican on October 30, 2021. Although the meeting was scheduled for only 20......

A curious connection as hometown club mourn Pope

IMAGE: Oscar Lucchini, who is in charge of the chapel of San Lorenzo de Almagro, shows a picture of the Pope Francis holding a shirt of his hometown soccer team during his time as the Archbishop......

New Pope suffers for Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo

The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is not above the passion his countrymen share for soccer and is an avid a fan of San Lorenzo, one of Argentina's top clubs. Bergoglio, who took the name Pope......

I may have played with new Pope, says Di Stefano

Alfredo Di Stefano may have kicked a ball about with Argentine compatriot Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected Pope Francis I last week, when they were growing up around the same time in Buenos......

'Hand of God' brings Argentina Pope, says Maradona

The same "hand of God" brought the papacy to Argentina as helped it to the 1986 World Cup, says Diego Maradona, the soccer legend whose famously illicit, handled goal against England still excites......