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First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (101+ words) Caledonian Record Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally is a former nurse and married with two children Pope Leo has expressed his hope of a 'reconciled, fraternal and united Christian community' New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to…...
Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (104+ words) Caledonian Record Pouring rain marked the visit by Pope Leo XIV to Bata Prison Inmates pray and wave flags bearing images commemorating the visit of Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Bata Prison The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious…...
Pope hits out at jails in closed-off Equatorial Guinea
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (181+ words) Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the first day of his visit Pope Leo is on the second day of his visit to Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is the last stop on…...
Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (204+ words) The pope's planned private meeting with Cameroonian President Paul Biya has split Catholics in the central Africa country Pope Leo heads to Cameroon on Wednesday for a four-day visit that includes a trip to the epicentre of a nearly decade…...
Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps as Algeria trip draws to an end
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (125+ words) Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps on Algeria trip marred by suicide attacks'Caledonian Record On the first day of his trip, the pope met members of the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers Pope Leo…...
Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (108+ words) The highlight of the trip is to be an open-air mass at the Louis II Stadium, expected to be attended by 15, 000 people. Monaco has long-standing ties with the Holy See Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene received the pontiff at…...
Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican's doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only conference, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic…...
Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist comes to Rome, and Catholic institutions back away
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (436+ words) One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only conference, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic…...
St Peter's Basilica gets terrace cafe, translated mass for 400th birthday
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (461+ words) Harrisburg, Pa. " A bill to restore Pennsylvania's tradition" Police are responding to reports of multiple people hurt in a shooting at a Rhod" Visitors to St Peter's Basilica will be able to follow mass in 60 languages and enjoy a coffee…...
Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (470+ words) Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics. A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass, the Society of St. Pius X, has announced plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent in a threatened…...