Pope Francis, a Catholic, has advised Christians to pray from the heart rather than the mouth. During his speech to the entire public, the Catholic… Read More »Pope Francis advises Christians “pray with your heart, not like parrots”
Pope Francis has announced the creation of 21 new Cardinals from various parts of the globe, with a consistory scheduled for December 8, 2024,… Read More »Pope Francis Names 21 Internationally Distinguished Cardinals
Seven Priests of Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra State, who were appointed Papal Chamberlains (Monsignors), by His Holiness, Pope Francis, early this year, last Thursday,… Read More »Anambra: Monsignors celebrate elevation by Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Monday apologised for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of native peoples… Read More »Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
At Mass on Sunday with the Congolese community in Rome, on the day he had been scheduled to preside over Mass at Ndolo Airport in… Read More »Pope at Mass for Rome’s Congolese community: ‘Peace begins with each of us’
A shouting man denouncing the Church disrupted an audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican Wednesday, before being escorted outside by police. “The Church is… Read More »‘God Rejects You’: Man Disrupts Pope’s Speech At Vatican
Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his… Read More »Pope Francis Returns to Vatican 10 days after Surgery
According to the Holy See, Pope Francis was on the road to recovery after his surgery at the weekend. In the morning he had breakfast,… Read More »Pope Francis takes walk, reads newspapers as he recovers from surgery
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get-well message to the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis as he heads in for a scheduled surgery… Read More »Buhari calls for prayers as Pope Francis undergoes surgery
Pope Francis on Friday ordered a review of the Catholic Church in Cologne in the wake of a scandal. The scandal was triggered by criticism… Read More »Pope Francis sends inspectors to Cologne amid church sex scandal
Pope Francis dedicated his noon-day public prayer on Easter Monday to the elderly and sick, as well as residents of nursing homes, saying he hoped… Read More »Pope Dedicates Easter Monday Prayer To The Elderly And Sick
Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and offers the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing from St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. The… Read More »Pope Francis Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor David Ajang of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, as the second Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lafia. Monsignor… Read More »Pope Francis Appoints Monsignor Ajang New Bishop Of Lafia Diocese
Pope Francis ended his historic trip to Iraq, boarded a plane back to Rome on Monday after a four-day visit in which he delivered a… Read More »Pope Ends Historic Visit To Iraq, Flies Back To Rome
Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a… Read More »Pope Francis Holds Historic Meeting With Iraq’s Top Shi’ite Cleric
Pope Francis starts a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on Friday, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest and… Read More »Pope Francis To Begin Historic Iraq Visit
As Nigeria’s military and the police on Sunday intensified the search for 317 abducted pupils of Government Girls’ Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara… Read More »Pope Francis Condemns Abduction In Zamfara, Prays For Safe Return
Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah, into the Pontifical Council for human rights, justice and development. The Director,… Read More »Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Kukah Into Vatican Council On Human Rights, Justice