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Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola
6+ day, 16+ hour 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 ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (467+ words) Pope Leo XIV ended his 11-day, four-country Africa tour with a mass in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea The US-born pontiff has been forceful during the trip, compared to his more restrained style since his election last year Pope Leo XIV on…...
Pope to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour
5+ day, 9+ hour 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 Leo XIV calls for 'hope' before 100, 000 faithful in Angola
1+ week, 1+ day ago (673+ words) The pope is on an 11-day tour of Africa Pope Leo XIV travelled to his mass outside the Angolan capital on his popemobile From Angola, the pope travels to Equatorial Guinea to end his tour of Africa Thousands gathered for…...
Last 'holy door' at St Peter's closes to end Catholic jubilee year
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (396+ words) Pope Leo XIV prays before the 'Holy Door' of St. Peter's before closing it to end the 2025 Jubilee Pope Leo XIV closes the 'Holy Door' of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome Pope Leo XIV closed the final "Holy Door" in…...
Photos of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
1+ week, 4+ day ago (344+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday April 15, 2026 on the third day of his apostolic journey to Africa. A woman kneels in prayer…...
In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
3+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised…...
Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
4+ week, 2+ day ago (674+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited'Monaco, a millionaires' playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy. Arriving by helicopter from Rome, the…...
Pope heads to tiny Catholic Monaco
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (512+ words) In the first papal trip to Monaco in modern times, Pope Leo XIV will meet Prince Albert II and take a tour in his popemobile, before holding a mass in the local stadium Pope Leo XIV heads to Monaco on…...
Thousands of pilgrims visit remains of St Francis
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (437+ words) The remains of St. Francis of Assisi will be on display until March 22 A long line of pilgrims and visitors snaked outside the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy on Sunday as his remains went on public display…...