1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (542+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee and Muvija M VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) " Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (603+ words) By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua Mc Elwee KILAMBA, Angola, April 19 (Reuters) " Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and then in a prayer at a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (84+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge world leaders to address the needs of the continent. Here is a history "of papal visits to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (311+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) " Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests on Thursday as part of a special ritual before Easter and said the "action, emulating a gesture of humility by Jesus on "the night before he died, should inspire…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (538+ words) By Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) " Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (539+ words) By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua Mc Elwee MONACO, March 28 (Reuters) " Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (474+ words) ROME, March 15 (Reuters) " Peter Thiel, the U. S. billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of President Donald Trump, launched on Sunday a series of closed-door lectures in Rome exploring the concept of the Antichrist, drawing scrutiny from Catholic "commentators. The invitation-only conference,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) VATICAN CITY, Jan 8 (Reuters) " Pope Leo met on Thursday with the world's Catholic cardinals as part of a two-day summit, urging the senior clerics "to shun divisions in the 1. 4-billion-member Church and focus on attracting new believers. Leo also signalled…...