Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip - AP News

Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip  AP News

Popemobile child clinic yet to reach Gaza one year after Francis's death

One of the late pope's last wishes was for his vehicle to be used for children in Gaza, but a charity is still waiting for an entry permit.

Martin Scorsese’s film about Pope Francis to receive world premiere in Vatican City

Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis is being screened to commemorate the first anniversary of Francis’s death Martin Scorsese’s documentary about Pope Francis is to have its world premiere in the Vatican today as one of a set of events commemorating the first anniversary of Francis’s death. The screening of the film, titled Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis, is being staged by Scholas Occurrentes, an international organisation aiming to “to encourage social integration ‎and the cult...

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Pope wraps up Africa trip with diplomatic challenge in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday in the final stop on his four-nation visit to Africa during which he has repeatedly called for an end to corruption. The Pope is expected to share frank views when he meets with Equatorial Guinea's longstanding leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been widely accused of corruption and authoritarianism..

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Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians - The Straits Times

Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians  The Straits Times

Pope offers thanks for ‘great gift’ of Francis, one year on from his death

Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor Francis on the anniversary of his death last year, remembering the first pontiff from the Americas as someone who gave the 1.4-billion-member Church “so much with his words and his witness.” Over his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis “promoted an authentic respect for all men and women… […]

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Francis on first anniversary of death

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 21 - Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis on Tuesday, the first anniversary of his predecessor's death. "On the first anniversary of the birth into heaven of our dear #PopeFrancis, his words and actions remain written in our hearts," Leo, who on Tuesday was travelling from Angola to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his 11-day visit to four African nations, said via X. "We carry on his legacy by always proclaiming the joy of the Gospel, announcing God's mercy, and...

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A year after his death, a mobile health clinic in Pope Francis's Popemobile is barred from Gaza

Months before his passing, Pope Francis gave his blessing for a popemobile to be turned into a mobile health clinic for Gazan children.

Pope Leo offers thanks for ‘great gift’ of Francis, one year on from his death

Over his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis 'promoted an authentic respect for all men and women…that we are all brothers and sisters,' says Pope Leo XIV

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TOPSHOTS TODAY: Pope visits Angola amid Africa tour; 39th International Kite Festival opens in France - Ahram Online

TOPSHOTS TODAY: Pope visits Angola amid Africa tour; 39th International Kite Festival opens in France  Ahram Online

Mass held at Vatican to mark anniversary of Pope Francis’s death

A special Mass is being held at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis's death, presided over by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Travaglino.

Pope Leo honours late Pope Francis on first death anniversary

One year after his passing, Pope Leo XIV honors the first death anniversary of Pope Francis, calling on Catholics to uphold his legacy of mercy and fratern Read More: https://punchng.com/pope-leo-honours-late-pope-francis-on-first-death-anniversary/

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Pope visits Equatorial Guinea on last stop of Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV left on Tuesday for the final leg of his African tour in Equatorial Guinea, where his increasingly vocal defences of human rights will be closely watched in one of the most closed-off states on the continent. The post Pope visits Equatorial Guinea on last stop of Africa tour appeared first on Vanguard News.

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