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Pope Benedict gave Pope Francis a white box after his resignation. It had papers on 2012 leak

In 'Life', Pope Francis told his story for the first time, sharing the origins of ideas that characterised his papacy.

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 Francis stable, recent chest scan shows improvements, says Vatican

The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February and is battling double pneumonia.

‘Did not intend to:’ Pope Francis apologises for homophobic slur against LGBTQ community, says Vatican

Francis used the Italian term ‘frociaggine’, roughly translating as ‘faggotness’, while he told Italian bishops he was opposed to admitting gay people into priesthood.

The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. It has new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences

The central authority of the church will now decide where, when and how God works.

After same-sex blessing ruling, Pope Francis warns against inflexible ideologies

Thursday he mentioned the continuing debate between progressives and conservatives 60 years after Second Vatican Council, which ushered the Church into the modern world.

Climate activists who glued themselves to Vatican Museums’ statues ordered to pay 30,000 euros

Guido Viero and Laura Zorzini of the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group pulled the stunt against the Laocoon statue in August.

Vatican secretly disciplined Nobel-winning bishop 2 years ago over alleged abuse of minors

Vatican's acknowledgement came in response to allegations that East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo sexually abused boys decades before.

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.

India’s first layman saint Devasahayam Pillai was an 18th century caste crusader

Born an upper caste Hindu, Devasahayam converted to Christianity under Dutch influence in 1745.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.