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Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (144+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the…...
More young men are attending religious services regularly, poll finds
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (101+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Gallup report appears to reflect a trend observed by some religious…...
Vance says Pope Leo should "be careful" when talking about theology
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (22+ words) The Washington Post Vance says pope should "be careful" when talking theology...
Pope making first papal visit to Algeria to launch Africa trip and honor locally born St. Augustine
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (294+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to…...
On Africa trip, Pope Leo will face debate over polygamy as Catholicism booms
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (159+ words) The Washington Post VATICAN CITY " This week, Pope Leo XIV will walk in the footsteps of his icon, Saint Augustine of Hippo, a towering theologian whose birth in what is now Algeria makes him history's most revered African Catholic. In…...
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (71+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include…...
Pope's Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (78+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea VATICAN CITY " When Pope Leo XIV pronounced himself a "son of St. Augustine" the night of his…...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Easter vigil, calls for harmony and peace in a world torn by war
1+ week, 6+ day ago (88+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV ushers in Easter with his first vigil service as pontiff at St. Peter's Basilica VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter's Basilica, ushered in…...
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (64+ words) The Washington Post ROME " Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a…...
Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis's inclusive tradition
2+ week, 1+ day ago (101+ words) The Washington Post Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests ROME " Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor…...