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Habemus Papam

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as Pope, Friday, May 9, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV’s Augustinian Brothers Recall His "kind" Moments, Reflect on New Papacy

May 10, 2025

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating from Villanova University in 1977. He took his solemn vows in 1981 and was ordained a priest in 1982. 

BREAKING: Habemus Papam! White Smoke Rises from Chimney of Sistine Chapel

May 8, 2025

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a new pope. Of the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Vatican since May 7, one has now been elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Defend Family Values, “don’t yield to pressure”: Kenya Christian Professionals Forum Official to Africa’s Leaders

Let’s Call on West African Leaders to Provide “coordinated, efficient responses” to Religious Extremism: RECOWA Bishops

The Vicar General (Pastoral), Rev. Fr Emmanuel Faweh Kazah, in the company of the Dean of Kafanchan Deanery, Rev. Fr Rock Douglas, Sr Rosemary Joseph, SOB and Sr Peninah, SOB, paid a visit to Church of Mount Carmel, Unguwar Rimi Bajju. The Parish Priest, Rev. Fr Christian Gayus and a cross section of the Members of the Parish Pastoral Council had an emergency PPC meeting, where the delegation took time to expound to them the gravity of the sacrilegious act that was committed in the Parish.

Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese Desecrated, Tabernacle “forcibly opened”, Bishop Directs Reparation

“A builder of bridges”: Apostolic Nuncio in Angola Weighs in on Start of Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate

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Pan-African Conference on Family Values Opens in Kenya with Call to “fight for” Family Institution “without apology”

Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV Ushers In “new energy, new hope” with His “many hats”: Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria

Learn Servant Leadership from Papal Conclave, Election of Pope Leo XIV: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to African Governments

“Satan is never far from God’s servants”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya Urges Caution among Clergy at Priestly Ordination

Pope Leo XIV smiles as a jubilant crowd joins in prayer on Sunday, May 11, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Being American, Pope Leo XIV's Pontificate Could Mean Increased Charitable Giving: Papal Foundation President

“A builder of bridges”: Apostolic Nuncio in Angola Weighs in on Start of Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate

Pope Leo XIV, when he was a bishop, received the Gold Medal of St. Toribio de Mogrovejo from the Peruvian bishops in 2023. / Credit: Peruvian Bishops’ Conference YouTube/screenshot

“We weren’t always in agreement”: Pope Leo XIV Acknowledged, in 2023, Disagreeing with Pope Francis in Previous Meetings

Actions of Christians “must be rooted in shared belief system”: Catholic Bishop at Ecumenical Lecture in Eswatini

Defend Family Values, “don’t yield to pressure”: Kenya Christian Professionals Forum Official to Africa’s Leaders

Current Chiclayo Bishop Edinson Farfán at a press conference on Friday, May 9, 2025. / Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Successor of Pope Leo XIV in Peruvian Catholic Diocese Defends Him against Accusations of Sexual Abuse Cover-up

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