VATICAN CITY: The Vatican spoke out on Wednesday against the United States' decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal, joining stiff international criticism of the policy reversal. Without naming the US, the Holy See said in a statement that "recent decisions ... risk undermining ...

The Roman Catholic leader Pope Francis has called for "peace for Jerusalem" and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.In his Christmas message in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican city on Monday, he urged for a negotiated two-state solution to end the conflict.Pope said negotiated solution would ...

US First Lady Melania Trump raised eyebrows as she arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday to meet Pope Francis, wearing a veil which she chose to forego during her trip to Saudi Arabia.Melania, who is accompanying Donald Trump on his first foreign tour since he became president, wore ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their highly anticipated first meeting on Wednesday, and Trump promised he would not forget the pontiff’s message.Under clear blue skies, Trump, who exchanged sharp words with the pope during the U.S. election ...

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican and Myanmar formally agreed Thursday to establish full diplomatic relations, the Vatican announced, confirming an accord that is the latest step in the South East Asian state's rehabilitation by the international community. The Vatican said it would appoint a papal ...

Pope Francis of Vatican city has appreciated the services of Minister for Human Rights Kamran Michael for the betterment of humanity and protection of the rights of deprived segments of the society.In a message, he said that the endeavours rendered by the Minister will be remembered with ...

ROME: Pope Francis announced that Mother Teresa to be made a Roman Catholic Church saint. “Pope Francis today approved Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood and set September 4 as the date for her canonization,” Vatican spokesperson said. She is the most well known among the five ...

ISLAMABAD: The spiritual leader of Catholic Christians Pope Francis in Vatican has accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for visiting Pakistan. Pope Francis will visit Pakistan later this year. As per details, a high level delegation led by federal minister Kamran Michel met with ...

WASHINGTON: Pope Francis claimed that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is not a Christian over his call to build a border wall with Mexico. He said “a person who thinks only about building walls and not of building bridges, is not Christian”. He said “Whether I would advise to ...

VATICAN: Entered into force an agreement in which the Vatican recognized Palestine as a separate state. About it in the Vatican said on Saturday, January 2, writes Deutsche Welle. The corresponding document was signed at the end of June 2015. According to the Vatican, this agreement regulates the ...