Pope Francis

Former President Muhammadu Buhari says Christians in Nigeria and across the world will miss the exemplary leadership of Pope Francis. The Vatican on Monday morning announced the Pope’s death at 88, adding that he died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure. In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, his…

The Catholic Broadcast Commission of Nigeria (CBCN) has announced that only one Nigerian cardinal is currently eligible to vote in the election of a new Pope. In a statement shared on its official Facebook page, the CBCN identified His Eminence, Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke, 62, Bishop of Ekwulobia, as the…

Pope Francis Monday’s four sched­uled matches in the top flight of Italian football have been postponed, following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced on Monday morning that Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, having recently been dis­charged from hospital following five weeks of treatment for…

live Pope Francis, just days before his death, at mourners in St Peter's Square (Image: GETTY) Pope Francis thanked his nurse for taking him on what would be his final ride in the pope-mobile to greet the Catholic faithful in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican has revealed.…

The demise of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday, will trigger a sequence of rituals and traditions expected to last several days as he is laid to eternal rest. Last year, the Pope simplified funeral rituals. This revision also included burial outside the Vatican. However,…

Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church and had a revolutionary impact on global religious leadership, died early Monday morning at 88 years old. His death came just hours after he gave a blessing during Easter celebrations in Vatican City. This event has sparked widespread grief throughout the Catholic…

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church has entered a period known as sede vacante, which is Latin for “the seat being vacant”. This triggers the centuries-old process of selecting the 266th Pontiff as 1.3 billion Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis,…

City commissioner Kirk Menendez, who as a Catholic government official had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican in August 2024, bows his head in prayer.   -   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 22/04 - 07:13 Vatican The Vatican says Pope Francis died of a stroke that…

By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA Integrated News Published April 22, 2025 1:02pm Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has called on the Filipino Catholic faithful to heed the late Pope Francis’ call to be “smugglers of faith,” just like how the Holy Father defined his 12-year papacy. “It is also with…

by Editor April 22, 2025 April 22, 2025 0 1239 Argentina’s football association postponed all fixtures on Monday to mourn Pope Francis, an ardent fan of the game and supporter of Buenos Aires’ San Lorenzo team. “Argentine football says goodbye to you wrapped in deep sorrow,” the Argentine Football Association…