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Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery

Rogers BillMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Pope Leo XIV has issued an unprecedented apology for the Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery, acknowledging that past papal decrees “gave religious cover

From Algiers to Yaoundé: Pope Leo XIV Takes His Africa Tour into the Heart of a Divided Cameroon

Ofori Joyce AdwoaApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Pope Leo XIV left Algeria on Wednesday and headed to Cameroon, continuing an ambitious four‑nation journey that underscores how central Africa has become to the

Death of Pope Francis: almost 1.3 billion Catholic believers grieving

YoopyaApr 21, 2025July 10, 20250

Elected Pope in March 2013, to lead over 1.3 billion Catholic believers globally, Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the first pope of South American descent.

Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

YoopyaJan 29, 2024January 29, 20240

VATICAN CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of

Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

YoopyaDec 25, 2023December 25, 20230

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement

Gunmen kill eight, kidnap 38 in Nigeria church attacks -church officials

YoopyaJun 20, 2022April 7, 20230

Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from

Intense preparations before pontiff meets Iraqi ayatollah

YoopyaMar 3, 2021June 22, 20230

In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter