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TopicRoman Catholic Church

Topic: Roman Catholic Church

All eyes on Sistine Chapel chimney. How Pope Francis’s successor will be elected

With the death of Pope Francis at age 88, Christian world now awaits papal conclave, which will conclude with white smoke rising from Sistine Chapel—signaling the new pope's election.

Francis: Outsider pope who humanised papacy, de-stigmatised homosexuality

Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, redefined Roman Catholic Church leadership with bold reforms while retaining its contentious traditional doctrines.

Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report

Francis, who is 87, has so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking a more welcoming approach towards the queer community.

Saint Devasahayam’s anti-caste struggle angered Brahmins and Nairs, not his conversion

Devasahayam Pillai's new life became a cause of serious concern among high caste Hindus. They accused him of betrayal, and of insulting Brahmins and the royal throne.

Marxist Jesuits are not for tribal welfare. India and Indian Catholics both must realise that

Marxist Catholic priests in India are no longer happy focusing on old-fashioned parish work. Instead, they want to guide tribals towards ‘revolutionary Marxism’.

Where will the Queen go if Brexit turns ugly — and other updates from London

Pope Francis arrives in the UAE to promote a dialogue for peace and tolerance between the two faiths. 

These are the Christian priests accused of rape across Kerala churches

From teenagers and nuns to a tourist accusing priests of rape, the Indian clergy, like the Roman Catholic Church globally, has been tainted by scandal.

Pope ‘won’t say a word’ on charge he didn’t act on abuse, and mass grave in Sri Lanka

Another American aid cut for Palestinians, and a beloved politician passes away.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.