By Alexander Mackey Okori The visit comes ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s planned first apostolic journey to Africa in April 2026, visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, underscoring the Vatican’s focus on the continent’s rapidly growing Catholic communities. Ugandan Catholic Bishops…
VATICAN: The newly elected pontiff Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the Vatican while congratulatory messages poured in for making history as the first American-born pontiff. The 69-year-old former Prevost was…
World leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis, remembering him for his compassion, humility, and dedication to peace and social justice. In a statement issued by be Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, Pope Francis, who was the first Latin American leader of…
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican state, has died aged 88. According to the Vatican, Pope died at 07:35 local time on Easter Monday. His death comes days after he appeared in St Peter’s Square…
AGENCIES Pope Francis on Sunday appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged minutes later and doctors say he will need…