Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV,on Friday presided over the first large mass following his election. The new pontiff was joined by cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, a day after he was chosen on Thursday as the successor to pope Francis. The U.S.-born cleric, who also has a Peruvian citizenship, entered…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sent its congratulatory message to the Roman Catholic Church on the election of Pope Leo XIV. CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement on Friday, said that this significant milestone brings joy to Catholics worldwide, and CAN joins in celebrating this momentous occasion. ”The emergence of Pope…
U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first pope born in the U.S.A. Cardinals elected the newly titled Leo to the supreme pontificate with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling the closing of the conclave with the selection of…
The new Pope’s choice of name signals he will continue the work of his predecessor, “institutionalising” Francis’s reforms, experts have said. Pope Leo XIV, the first American head of the Catholic Church, emerged on to the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in front of a packed St Peter’s Square on Thursday evening. The election of…
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first major Mass as the head of the Catholic Church on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters the Pope will also appear on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the midday prayer on Sunday. Chicago Cardinal Robert…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on being chosen as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “I extend my most sincere wishes to Pope Leo XIV for the beginning of his pontificate,” Meloni wrote on X. “In a time marked by conflict and unrest, his words from the Loggia…
In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the 267th pope, taking the papal name Pope Leo XIV. The announcement was made from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, where Cardinal Dominique Mamberti declared “Habemus Papam” to the cheering crowds gathered in St….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain identified as Johnson Akaabo and six others have been reportedly killed in separate attacks by armed herdsmen in Gwer East and Makurdi Local Government Areas of Benue State. In a simultaneous attack, the marauders also invaded Tse Gever in Makurdi LG on the same day, killing three farmers on…
Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer (GO) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has assured Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau of the Church’s support. Adeboye gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led the leadership of RCCG and top Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) members on a courtesy visit to Mutfwang in Jos….
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, has said that the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji has been on the run as a result of sustained offensives by the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in recent time. Badaru stated this during a Ministerial Briefing on the activities of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja….
