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The New Pope is “Black,” Now What?
The New York Times reported on the pope’s maternal African heritage only because a Black New Orleans genealogist by the…
Reno Omokri slams Catholic Church: ‘Where is the Black Pope?’
Omokri also questioned the credibility of oft-cited historical claims of African Popes—such as Pope Victor I, Miltiades, and Gelasius I—arguing…
American Robert Prevost emerges as new pope; delivers powerful message
America's Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the new Pope and will become Francis' successor following two days of…
Continue to preach peace in Nigeria, Pope urges bishops
Pope Francis, on Thursday, tasked the Catholic bishops in Nigeria to continue to preach peace in order to keep the…
Pope announces rule holding bishops accountable for sex abuse
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Thursday, announced that henceforth, bishops would be accountable for sexual abuses or cover ups in…
Pope commends Morocco for accepting migrants
Pope Francis has commended the people and government of Morocco for accepting and being hospitable to migrants. The Pope who…
Pope gathers bishops for sex summit
Pope Francis gathers bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for a hotly-awaited summit on tackling the…
Pope calls for peace in conflict zone
The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria.
Church must not be ‘choked’ by its sins – Pope
The Catholic Church must not be “choked or crushed’’ by its “own shortcomings, mistakes and sins,’’ Pope Francis said as…
Scandals are turning young people away from Catholic Church – Pope
Pope Francis on Tuesday said young people are turned off by the Catholic Church because of sex abuse and financial…
Pope to Latvians: Cherish, defend hard-won freedom
Pope Francis on Monday urged Latvians, who broke with the Soviet Union nearly 30 years ago, to cherish their hard-won…
Sexual abuse scandal: Pope accepts resignation of 2 more Chilean bishops
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops, bringing to seven the number, who have stepped down…
Pope invokes ‘silence’ and ‘prayer’ before enemies
Pope Francis says the only answer to people sowing division and creating scandal within the Catholic Church is “silence” and…
Child sex abuse: Australian PM urges Pope to sack archbishop
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday urged Pope Francis to sack an Australian archbishop convicted of concealing child sex abuse.
Migration policies: Pope calls for “change in mindset’’
Pope Francis called on Thursday for a “change in mindset’’ on migration policies, saying international cooperation was vital, as Italy…
Sexual abuse: Pope accepts resignation of 3 Chilean bishops
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno,…
World Religions Congress: Kazakh president invites Pope
Kazakh President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on Thursday invited Pope Francis to participate in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional…
Pope Francis to buy 3,000 ice creams for homeless to celebrate Saint’s Day
Pope Francis will celebrate his Saint’s Day, buying 3,000 ice creams for the homeless and other poor people, the Vatican…
Pope Premiers ”Ifeoma”
Pope is out with a new single ''Ifeoma''. The song produced by Spellz is a win win for everybody, go…
Pope expresses gratitude to Italian police for protecting him from ‘crazy’ terrorists
The Italian police does splendid work in protecting the Vatican from “crazy” terrorists, Pope Francis said Monday.
Security Concerns: Pope Cancels Visit To Sudan
Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan this year, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after an Italian newspaper reported that…
Pope canonizes 7 new saints, including child martyr
Pope Francis on Sunday canonized six men and a woman, including a child martyr from Mexico and a “gaucho priest”…
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Mad man rams car into St Peter’s Square, demanding to see pope
A man with mental health issues broke the security barrier around St Peter’s Square in Rome, ramming his car through…
Pope to inaugurate 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’
Pope Francis would next week in Vatican inaugurate an 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’’ aimed at reinforcing Catholic messages of…
ISIS-inspired attack on Pope foiled
A 15 year-old boy was arrested in Philadelphia for planning an attack on Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to…
Francis relaxes forgiveness rules for abortion
Pope Francis is making it easier for women and doctors to seek forgiveness for abortion, by allowing all priests to…
Pope summons Bishops over marital crises
Cyriacus Izuekwe The head of Catholic church, His Holiness, Pope Francis has summoned Catholic Bishops for a crucial meeting on…
Charlie Hebdo returns with the Pope and a jihadist
“We’re back!”. With those words — and a cartoon depicting the pope, a jihadist and French far-right leader Marine Le…
Israel police won’t let extremists spoil pope visit
Israel’s top police officer on Sunday vowed that Jewish extremists would not be allowed to spoil the upcoming visit of…
Still no new Pope, 3 ballots after
Catholic pilgrims are still waiting for the white smoke, signalling the election of a new Pope, as eyes were were…