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, 2025
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, 2025
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
Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa, first stop DRC
Vatican City – Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
‘It’s a serious case’ – Pope urged to sanction DRC priest in child sex abuse case
Kinshasa – Congolese and foreign activists on Monday called on Pope Francis to sanction a priest accused of sexually... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
Evangelical churches thrive in traditionally Catholic DRC
Kinshasa – In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) boisterous capital Kinshasa, a road close to the city centre... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
