•Pope Leo XIV (L) delivers the Regina Caeli prayer in The Vatican yesterday Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church. “Dear brothers and […]
•Hajj pilgrims The federal government has booked down a total of 64,188 Nigerians for this year’s holy pilgrimage. This was disclosed by the Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday at the flag off of the inaugural airlift of pilgrims from Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj, reports Channels TV. The grand […]
•Hajj pilgrims The Kebbi State Government yesterday evening flagged off the 2025 Hajj exercise with the successful airlift of the first batch of 420 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims departed the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, aboard a Flynas aircraft, which took off at approximately 5:50 PM Nigerian time,...
•The newly elected Pope Leo XIV World leaders welcomed the election yesterday of Robert Francis Prevost as the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost, who took the papal name Leo XIV, is the first Pope from the United States. Here are key reactions from world leaders since the emergence: ‘A Great Honour’: […]
•Newly elected Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV gave his first address from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, shortly after being elected yesterday as the new head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Here is a translation of the speech, which was delivered in Italian with one part in Spanish. May peace be with […]
•Newly elected Pope Leo XIV Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the […]
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Thousands of pilgrims and curious onlookers in St Peter’s Square cheered and applauded as the smoke appeared and bells began to ring, indicating the 2,000-year-old instituti...
•Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that Cardinals again failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican today Black smoke billowed from a chimney over the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel for a second day today as cardinals meeting in conclave once again failed to choose a new […]
•Black smoke The first round of voting yesterday failed to produce a new Pope. Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, an indication that the process will continue today, reports AFP. Before the 133 cardinal electors moved into the Conclave, a remark by 91-year-old Dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista [&hell...
•The Cardinals The 135 Cardinals of the Catholic Church below the statutory 80 years of age (Cardinal Electors) will today enter into the Sistine Chapel, located in the Apostolic Palace, or Papal Palace, at the VatÂican to elect the 267th pope and sucÂcessor to Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday – April 21, and […]
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