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A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (939+ words) Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so…...
Jasikan'Catholic Diocese gets new Bishop'
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (457+ words) Monsignor Simon Kofi Appiah, the Bishop-elect for the Jasikan Catholic Diocese being ordained Monsignor Simon Kofi Appiah, has been ordained as the new Bishop for the Jasikan Catholic Diocese, at a solemn ceremony held on Saturday, April 12, at Jasikan in…...
9 things to know about Pope Leo XIV's Africa visit
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (1019+ words) April 12, 2026 Francesca Pollio Fenton News Briefs 0 Print Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on a 10-day papal trip to four countries in Africa from April 1323. On the heels of his first apostolic visit of 2026 to Monaco on March 28 and…...
At Washington Mass for peace, Cardinal Mc Elroy condemns Iran war as immoral
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (1098+ words) April 12, 2026 Gigi Duncan News Briefs 0 Print The liturgy was part of a global response to Pope Leo XIV's appeal to pray amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Washington Archbishop Cardinal Robert Mc Elroy celebrated a Mass for peace on…...
Leo XIV to Become First Pope to Visit Muslim Algeria
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (643+ words) (AFP) " Leo XIV will become the first pope to visit Algeria on Monday, taking a message of dialogue with Islam on a trip that also represents a personal pilgrimage for the American pontiff. Algeria is the first stop on an…...
Easter prayer fiasco, resolved too late, shows Christians still treated as afterthought
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (1684+ words) When Easter services took place in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 5, only a few dozen people were present in the cavernous space that would normally be thronged with pilgrims and worshipers for the holy day. Leading the…...
Pope Leo's first trip to Africa: what you need to know
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (1318+ words) Pope Leo sets out on a 10-day visit to Africa'his first as pope to this continent'on Monday morning, April 13. He will visit four countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, in that order. It is a challenging and complex trip,…...
Divine Mercy Shrine in Hollywood Becomes Beacon of Hope
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (935+ words) The Los Angeles-based shrine draws growing crowds for Divine Mercy Sunday, highlighting a message of reconciliation and healing that continues to resonate year-round. Divine Mercy is so essential, especially in these troubled times with war and various other serious problems…...
Pray Where St. Faustina Met Jesus: The Shrine at the Center of the Divine Mercy Devotion
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (1082+ words) In the city where this beloved devotion originated, the Sisters of Merciful Jesus witness in the footsteps of the "Apostle of Divine Mercy." On a narrow cobblestone street in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius" Old Town, pilgrims and locals alike…...
A message? On Tagle leading Fulton Sheen's beatification
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (284+ words) I still remember my grandmother spending many evenings glued to re-runs of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's show'Life is Worth Living.'Her fondness for him introduced me to his gravitas and eloquence. Even decades after originally delivered, his preaching felt strikingly brave…...