New Delhi: The Catholic Church in India expects more representation in Vatican during new Pope Francis' tenure considering the humble background of the first pontiff from Latin America.The Church is also likely to send an invitation to the new Pope, who was elected last week after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, to visit India."Pope Francis, who comes from a humble background in Buenos Aires, might consider giving more emphasis on selecting Asians, Africans and Latin Americans into Read more [...]

London: Newly elected Pope Francis, known for serving the needy in Argentina, has explained for the first time why he chose the name Francis -- after 12-13th Century St Francis of Assisi, who represented "poverty and peace". "How I would like a poor Church for the poor!" said the 76-year-old Argentinian, the first pope from Latin America and the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years, in his first audience with journalists in Vatican yesterday. The former cardinal Read more [...]

16 March 2013 On a wet Wednesday night in Rome, when Pope Francis appeared from behind a blood-red velvet curtain and stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, he seemed almost as dazed as the thousands gathered below that he had been chosen to lead the Catholic Church.'; document.write(s); return; } window.google_adnum Read more [...]