Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis begins lying in state
Vatican City – Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for three days of... Read more
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Pope Francis’s funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected
Vatican City – Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from... Read more
22 Apr
DRC Catholics say they have lost ‘the voice of the voiceless’
Kinshasa – Church bells tolled across the capital of Africa’s most populous Roman Catholic nation on Monday after the death... Read more
22 Apr
As world mourns, cardinals prepare pope’s funeral
Vatican City – Cardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis’s funeral, starting a process... Read more
22 Apr
Pope Francis dies at 88
Vatican City – Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on... Read more
21 Apr
African bishops say Vatican’s same-sex blessings ‘not appropriate’
Accra – African Catholic bishops said on Thursday the Vatican’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples was not... Read more
12 Jan, 2024
Youths cheer Pope Francis’ arrival in Portugal for global festival
Lisbon — A beaming Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday for a gathering of some one million youths... Read more
2 Aug, 2023
Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit
Papal Plane – Pope Francis flew home on Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after... Read more
6 Feb, 2023
Hymns, hopes and prayer: South Sudan pins dream of peace on pope’s visit
Juba – In the shaded garden of a church in South Sudan, a choir raises its voice in a... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Pope Francis denounces ‘economic colonialism’ on DRC visit
Kinshasa – Pope Francis arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, denouncing “economic colonialism” that he... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
