The pope has told hairdressers to “avoid succumbing to the temptation of chatter.” He said they should take inspiration from a 16th century saint who was known for cutting hair, bloodletting and amputations. Pope Francis on…
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Pope Francis on Thursday knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s previously warring leaders, in a dramatic gesture after an unprecedented retreat at the Vatican. Pope however urged them to not return to a civil…
Pope Francis has demoted two cardinals facing allegations of sexual abuse. According to the Vatican, the Cardinals were removed from the Pope’s inner circle. Australia’s George Pell and Chile’s Francisco Javier Errazuriz will no longer sit…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Most Revd (Dr) Peter Okpalaeke, has resigned his appointment. The Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis, has immediately appointed Most Revd Lucius Ugorji, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of…
Coming after Pope Francis called for the alteration of the Lord’s Prayer, because he believes the current translation suggests God is capable of leading us “into temptation”, Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesperson, Reno Omokri, has defended the move, saying the current…
Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase “lead us not into temptation” in the ‘The Lord’s Prayer,’ the best known prayer in Christianity. “That is not a…
Pope Francis has defrocked an Italian priest found guilty of the sexual abuse of minors, reversing an earlier decision to reduce his punishment, the diocese at the heart of the scandal said Wednesday. Mauro Inzoli, 67,…
Francis met June 8 at the Vatican with a delegation from the Ahiara diocese, where priests have been refusing to accept the 2012 appointment by the then pontiff, Benedict XVI, of the local bishop. Though Okpaleke…
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Okolo of Nigeria as the new Papal Nuncio to Ireland. Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (60) to the role of apostolic nuncio to Ireland, the first African…