Tag: Pope Francis
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Conclave to start election for fresh Pope May 7
Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called “Princes of the Church” under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.…
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Pope Francis buried in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favourite church in Rome, on Saturday afternoon, after a two-hour funeral service held in St Peter’s Square, the Holy See said. Earlier, some 150,000 people bid farewell to the pope from the roadside as his funeral procession passed through central Rome, according to…
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Pope Francis, our father, gone to Heaven – By Owei Lakemfa
The ascendancy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, to the papacy was a trinity of sorts. It was historic, prophetic and redeeming. For 1,272 years, the papacy was occupied by Europeans only, especially the Italians. Some even joked about the Italian Mafia at work. Indeed, some mafia might at various stages been at work.
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Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis’ funeral
President Bola Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio will head the five-member delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser
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Peter Obi joins dignitaries to witness Pope’s lying in state at the Vatican
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 poll, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, joined global dignitaries in Vatican City to pay final respects to the late Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Obi, a Papal Knight of the Church, joined Nigeria’s Vatican Veteran, 93-year-old Cardinal Francis Arinze to witness the Pontiff’s lying…
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Pilgrims gather as lying in state commences for Pope Francis
Pope Francis’s coffin began its transfer to St Peter’s Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with thousands of well-wishers gathering to pay their respects to the leader of the world’s Catholics before he is laid to rest. Crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square from early morning to catch a glimpse of the…
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18 Africans among 135 cardinals to elect new Pope
A total of 18 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next Pope. Though there are 252 cardinals, only 135 cardinals have voting status and are eligible to vote for the next Pope when the conclave begins. Europe has the highest number, with 53 cardinals of voting status. Asia, with 23, has…
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TRIBUTE: Pope Francis [1936-2025]: His times and seasons, By Mathew Kukah
He entered the world with the candescence a meteor, blazing new trails and igniting enough light to show that he wanted any lingering swamps and dark alleys of the Church to be cleaned up. He wanted to reposition the Church.
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Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis in open casket
Pope Francis is seen in an open wooden casket, in red vestments, bishop’s miter, and a rosary placed in his hands as the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin prays over him. The images were taken inside the private chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, his Vatican residence, where he passed away on Monday…
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Putin won’t attend funeral of Pope Francis, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Pope Francis burial, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Concern over quashing speculation that the Russian leader might make an appearance in spite of an international arrest warrant against him.