•Pope Leo XIV Wrapping up his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said today he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa, which could be his next overseas destination. “I hope to make a trip to Africa, which could be my next trip,” the US pope […]
•Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost and an empty classroom Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of over 300 hostages taken from the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri in the Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger state. “I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and […]
•Tinubu and Trump The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold an open hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. The CPC designation, if ratified by the Senate, would allow the US to impose sanctions on Nigerian ...
•Pope Leo XIV (C) Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the devastating 2020 Beirut port explosion during an upcoming trip to Lebanon and Turkey, the Vatican said yesterday. The US-born pope is making his first overseas visit since becoming head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in May, following the death of […]
•Catholic pontiff, Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV said yesterday he was “profoundly saddened” by a shooting in a US church that killed two children and wounded 17 people. The pontiff — the first American to head the Catholic Church — sent his condolences to “those affected by this terrible tragedy, especially the families now […]
•Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV has declared today, Friday, August 22, a global day of prayer and fasting for peace, coinciding with the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Pope made this announcement on Wednesday during his General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, as reported by Vatican News. […]
•Tinubu arriving Nnamdi Azikiwe airport from Rome yesterday President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his trip to Rome for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, yesterday evening, where he was received by a delegation of senior government officials, reports Channels TV. ...
•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 Vatican to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday – April 21, and […]
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