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Africa gears up to welcome the pope
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (33+ words) Yahoo News Canada Four countries in Africa have begun preparations Friday to welcome Pope Leo XIV, who is set to visit Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea....
Rio favela witnesses Good Friday tradition as the Christian world celebrates Holy Week
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (68+ words) Yahoo News Canada Dozens of residents in one of Rio de Janeiro's largest favela gathered to follow a Good Friday procession through the narrow streets of Complexo do Alem'o. A local theater group staged the Via Crucis, reenacting the crucifixion…...
Bird sellers carry towers of caged songbirds in annual Palm Sunday pilgrimage to receive blessings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (17+ words) Yahoo News Canada...
Faithful celebrate Palm Sunday in Ecuador and Peru
1+ week, 5+ day ago (10+ words) Yahoo News Canada...
Pope Leo Meets with Prince Albert and Princess Charlene in Historic Monaco Trip
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (226+ words) Pope Leo has arrived in Monaco, marking the first papal visit to the Catholic city-state in the modern era. It's also notably the pontiff's first international trip of 2026 and the second of his papacy. His day began with an official…...
Reel theology: What do movies tell us about faith?
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (489+ words) When I first heard the phrase "the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other" " a phrase often attributed to the theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) " I knew it named something important about faith. For years I have tried to…...
Archbishop of York laments "appalling lack of religious literacy" at BBC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has expressed his profound "sadness and distress" at what he describes as an "appalling lack of religious literacy" within the BBC. The Church of England's second most senior bishop criticised religious broadcasting at the…...
Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (484+ words) Cardinal Jos" Cobo Cano, the archbishop of Madrid, announced plans for the trip were underway after meeting with a top official in the Vatican secretary of state to discuss the itinerary. While June had been rumored as the possible date,…...
Pope Leo XIV reminded believers to help the poor and vulnerable in his Christmas mass
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (132+ words) Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Mass Wednesday evening where he described the celebration as a feast of "faith, charity and hope". He reminded the faithful that refusing to help the poor and vulnerable is comparable to rejecting God…...
Hundreds queuing at Vatican on Pope Leo's first Christmas - AP Explains
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (86+ words) Hundreds of Catholic faithful were queuing hours ahead of Pope Leo XIV's first Christmas Eve Mass on Wednesday despite heavy rain forcing them to shelter under umbrellas. The pope was expected to offer a prayer for peace in his speech…...