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Cameroon's Catholics divided on papal visit
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (701+ words) More than a third of Cameroon's around 30 million people are Catholic Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon has raised fears among some of the country's Catholics it will boost the international standing of President Paul Biya, who has been in…...
Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
3+ week, 1+ day ago (814+ 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…...
Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (421+ words) Pope Leo XIV Leo stuck to a very religious homily without any direct reference to current affairs Before the service, Pope Leo XIV spoke informally to thousands of faithful in St Peter's Square to thank them for coming to follow…...
Pope urges halt to attacks in Lebanon as first voyage abroad ends
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (840+ words) The final day of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon will see him hold an open air mass in downtown Beirut and pay his respects at the site of the city's deadly 2020 port explosion Crowds had gathered before dawn in…...
Pope urges Lebanese to embrace reconciliation, stay in crisis-hit country
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (788+ words) Pope Leo XIV has made repeated calls for unity within the Church, visiting and praying alongside many Eastern Orthodox Christians Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, were to have lunch together before the…...
Pope prays for peace in Lebanon and the region
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (776+ words) Pope Leo is on a two-day visit to Lebanon where he met President Joseph Aoun Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during a visit to Lebanon The pope has brought a message of hope to crisis-hit Lebanon Thousands of…...
'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (808+ words) The nuns are locked in a battle with the Church over their right to stay in the convent The nuns say the Church sent them to a care home 'against their will' Sister Rita, 81, celebrates a mass with more than…...