Tag: Catholic Church, vatican
Pope Francis successor emerges
A new Pope to succeed Pope Francis has emerged. This was confirmed on Thursday following white smoke emerging from the chimney in the Vatican, which signifies a...
Again,Cardinals fail to elect new pope after third ballot
One hundred thirty three cardinals gathered again on Thursday in the Sistine Chapel, where they’ve been casting their ballots to make one...
Cardinals gather to elect new pope in secretive conclave
Pope The election of a new pope begins in the Vatican on Wednesday. Two and a half weeks after the death of Pope Francis, 133 cardinals will gather in the Sistine...
Who needs an African Pope?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense...
250,000 bid farewell as Pope Francis is buried in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favourite church in Rome, on Saturday afternoon, after a two-hour funeral service held in St...
As Pope Francis goes home today
By abiodun Komolafe As the world pays its respects, the ‘exequies’, or papal funeral rites, for Pope Francis are underway at the Vatican. The Pope continued the...
Pope Benedict XVI to be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said Saturday afternoon. According to a funeral programme...
Vatican bans same-sex marriages, God “cannot bless sin.” – Pope
The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for...
