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Nigeria’s Benue Gov slams petition to Pope

Dooyum Naadzenga September 9, 2025

Nigeria Benue State Governor in Nigeria’s north, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has outrightly dismissed the petition sent by Joseph Waya, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA gubernatorial candidate in 2023, to Pope Leo XIV.  Joseph Waya earlier in the week sent a petition to Rome which

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Pope canonizes two saints of his pontificate

Kristi Lucas September 7, 2025

VATICAN Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.” Leo canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in St. Peter’s Square […]

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Zimbabwe’s President meets Pope

Kristi Lucas August 31, 2025

Vatican Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa met Pope Leo XIV on Saturday at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. According to the Holy See Press Office, the discussions in the Secretariat of State focused on the positive relations between the Holy See and Zimbabwe. The conversations covered various aspects of Zimbabwe’s political and economic situation,

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Pope Leo to lead first holy mass in Sistine Chapel after paying surprise visit

admin May 9, 2025

Rome Pope Leo will lead his first holy mass as pontiff this morning – after already paying a surprise visit to see staff at his former residence. Robert Prevost’s life changed forever on Thursday when he went from being one of 252 cardinals to the first-ever American pope. His was chosen after just four rounds […]