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Archbishop of Canterbury's meeting with Pope Leo will be a profound one
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (976+ words) It will be a moment for the history books. When Dame Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, enters the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Monday, she will be following in the footsteps of her predecessors, but with one…...
Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church will not widen same-sex blessing policy
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (312+ words) Pope Leo XIV has said the Catholic Church will not widen blessings for same-sex couples than reforms already introduced by Pope Francis. Leo spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome after an 11-day trip to North and Central…...
Pope Leo Rejects Formal Blessings for Gay Couples, Citing Church Unity
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (43+ words) Yahoo News UK Pope Leo XIV has pushed back against efforts by a senior cardinal to formalize blessings for same-sex couples, reaffirming the Vatican's opposition to turning such gestures into structured rites...
Pope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (311+ words) MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo returns to Rome on Thursday after wrapping up an ambitious four-nation "Africa tour in which he forcefully decried the direction of global "leadership, denouncing despotism and war, and drew the ire of U. S. President…...
Pope tells inmates "you are not alone" in prison visit wrapping up Africa tour
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (843+ words) Pope Leo told inmates at one of Equatorial Guinea's notorious prisons they are not alone as he drew attention to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices that campaigners have denounced for years in the nation. Leo's visit to the…...
Village church celebrates 200 years of worship with weekend event
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (257+ words) A church is marking 200 years of worship with a weekend of events and reflection. Stratton Methodist Church will host the celebrations from April 24 to April 26, to commemorate two centuries of Methodist preaching in the area. The church's founding dates back…...
Trump to read Bible verses as part of week-long faith event
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (968+ words) From the Oval Office, President Donald Trump will read a piece of Old Testament scripture during a week-long Bible reading event. Trump will read 2 Chronicles 7: 11-22 on Tuesday, April 21, as part of America Reads the Bible, a week of national scripture…...
Pope Leo XIV heads to shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (47+ words) Yahoo News UK Pope Leo XIV headed to a Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade. Earlier, the pontiff celebrated Mass before an estimated 100, 000 people....
JD Vance says Pope Leo should be careful when speaking on theology
1+ week, 4+ day ago (26+ words) Yahoo News UK JD Vance says Pope Leo should be careful when speaking on theology Reuters...
At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (289+ 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…...