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Confirmation at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (135+ words) Community Newspaper Group Mia Kenny and Mason Wecker made their public profession of faith and a lifelong pledge of fidelity to Christ in the Rite of Confirmation at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Atkins, on Palm Sunday, March 29. They are pictured…...
First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (734+ words) 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 lead the…...
Pope to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (488+ words) Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the first day of his visit Pope Leo XIV will visit a prison known for its squalid conditions in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the second-to-last day…...
Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) Pope Leo XIV greeted with songs and cheers in Angola's remote, diamond-rich northeast Saurimo Hundreds of faithfuls hundreds, dressed in colourful outfits lined the road singing as he arrived The pope spoke out against the harm caused by rampant exploitation…...
Pope Leo blasts 'exploitation' as he wrap up tour of resource-rich Angola
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) Pope Leo XIV greeted with songs and cheers in Angola's remote, diamond-rich northeast Saurimo Hundreds of faithfuls hundreds, dressed in colourful outfits lined the road singing as he arrived The pope spoke out against the harm caused by rampant exploitation…...
Pope Leo XIV draws 100, 000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) Thousands gathered for Pope Leo's mass in the Angolan town of Kilamba Hundreds camped at Muxima overnight ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit Around 100, 000 people attended the pope's Sunday mass in Kilamba outside Angola's capital Pope Leo is on an…...
Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (780+ 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…...
Cameroonians welcome pope on second leg of African tour
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (758+ 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…...
Archdiocese of Dubuque announces reorganization of parishes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) A number of local parishes will no longer host weekend Mass under the pastorate plan released by the Archdiocese of Dubuque Saturday. In a letter to the area parishes, Archbishop Thomas Zinkula noted over the past year, the archdiocese "has…...