16+ hour, 21+ min ago  (336+ words) ANNABA, Algeria, April 14 (Reuters) " Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St. Augustine of Hippo, "who inspired him to become a priest. The first American "pope has drawn the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (391+ words) The first U. S. pope heads to Algeria for two days before continuing to Cameroon, "Angola and Equatorial Guinea in a whirlwind tour to 11 cities and towns, traversing nearly 18, 000 km (11, 185 miles) over 18 flights. The pope is making the visit with a mission…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (84+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge world leaders to address the needs of the continent. Here is a history "of papal visits to…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (710+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent where more than a fifth of the world's…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (293+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 4 (Reuters) " Pope Leo led the world's Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica "and urged people not to feel numbed by the "scope of the conflicts raging across the world but…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (375+ words) ROME, April 3 (Reuters) " Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome's famed Colosseum on Friday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant "children, and a warning to world leaders that their decisions will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (311+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) " Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests on Thursday as part of a special ritual before Easter and said the "action, emulating a gesture of humility by Jesus on "the night before he died, should inspire…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (538+ words) By Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) " Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (350+ words) MONACO, March 28 (Reuters) " Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their "luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth "and help…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (136+ words) CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) " A lot happens during Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The clearing of the temple. The last supper. The betrayal by Judas. The arrest at Gethesmene. The trial before Pilate. The crucifixion. And the…...