Letter to the editor: I admired the pope

Letter to the editor: I admired the pope

Although I am not Catholic, I admired the pope immensely. It is very sad to think that one of the last people he talked with was a person void of empathy compassion. Very sad indeed.

India Remembers Pope Francis as a ‘Beacon of Compassion’

Mandel Mgan Pope Francis greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a working session on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Africa-Mediterranean at the Borgo Egnazia resort during the G7 Summit in Savelletri near Bari, Italy, on June 14, 2024. Glowing tributes pour in for the Holy Father, who dreamed of visiting the South Asian country.

Fraternity, Compassion, and Justice: Pope Francis, the People’s Pope

Eulogy By Jan Arden Pope Francis passed away at 88 on Monday after a couple of months of ailing health, on the day following his last Easter appearance, an event that has deeply saddened the Catholic world, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to them as the traditional nine-day mourning are under way. Yet, in […]

India declares state mourning for Pope Francis, Modi leads tributes

INDIA began three days of state mourning on Tuesday (22) for the Pope, a rare honour for a foreign religious leader, as prime minister Narendra Modi joined other south Asian and world leaders in paying tributes following his death on Monday (21). Pope Francis, the 88-year-old leader of 1.4 billion Catholics across the world, died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, the Vatican said. His death came a day after he appeare…