In his traditional New Year’s address to diplomats at the Vatican, Francis lamented the increasing polarisation of society, “aggravated by the continuous creation and spread of fake news, which not only distorts facts but also perceptions”.
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Reuters reports that Pope Francis stated that Africans perceive homosexuality negatively from a cultural perspective in an interview with Italian newspaper, La Stampa, that was published on Monday.
Francis said that the former pope, who was born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, is “these days the object of insulting and unfounded insinuations”.
Last weekend, around 60,000 people took part in the Palm Sunday Mass, according to the Vatican’s gendarmerie
The Catholic Church members levelled the accusation in a protest letter sated March 19, 2023 to Pope Francis.
Francis made the appeal at the end of his general audience, giving no details, a report by Sunday World says.
The Bishop died on Sunday at the age of 63, three months after his appointment as cardinal by Pope Francis.
The 85-year-old told scores of the faithful at a general audience in the Vatican audience hall on Wednesday.
The Catholic pontiff talked about the pride-filled clergy, which has become like a pandemic across creeds. He warned that pride and self-interest are harmful to the spiritual lives of church leaders and consequently corrupts the church’s purpose. He was worried that this unbecoming attitude is capable of tainting the church. Even as the warning is being delivered, the deed has already been done.
“We continue to witness a great number of conflicts, crises and disagreements. These never seem to end; by now we hardly even notice them,” the pope said.
Turkson, 73, from Ghana, has been a key adviser to Pope Francis on issues such as climate change and social justice.
The leader of the Catholic church said this during a press conference aboard his flight back to Italy from Greece on Monday when he was asked about the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, who a French magazine claimed had engaged in an intimate relationship with a woman.
This was announced in a statement made available by Rev. Fr. John Irekiigbe, Director of Communications, Oyo Diocese,
“Lionel Messi, dear brother, thank you for the jersey and the dedication,” the pontiff said in a video published on Friday by Argentina’s Telam news agency.
The Vatican said the Pontiff is walking and working but he is not well enough to return to the Vatican in time for his Sunday noon blessing there.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni revealed this in a statement released on Sunday.
The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.
Ajang was made the second Bishop of the 20-year-old Lafia Diocese following the elevation and transfer of Matthew Ishaya-Audu, the first Bishop since 2001, to Jos as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos
The Pope made the pledge when he received the Letter of Credence from the Nigerian Ambassador to the Holy See, Vatican City, Paul Oga Adikwu
“In essence, for me it is a matter of sharing responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse by church officials over the past decades,” Marx wrote to the Pope.