Tag: Pope Francis
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Pope inaugurates reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica, as public masses resume in Italy
Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two months in the latest easing of Italy’s coronavirus restrictions. Francis said a private Mass in a side chapel where St. John Paul II is buried to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
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Pope Francis shares delight as churches reopen in Italy
Saint Peter’s Basilica throws its doors open to visitors on Monday, marking a relative return to normality at the Vatican and beyond in Italy, where most business activity is set to resume. Public masses also resume throughout the predominantly Catholic country after a two-month hiatus, while restaurants, bars, cafes, shops and hairdressers, among other businesses,…
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Pope urges obedience of rules during exit from coronavirus lockdowns
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of infections as their leaders begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns. Francis spoke at the start of his daily private morning Mass, where he has been dedicating brief opening comments to various themes related to coronavirus. From Europe to the…
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Pope set to decide on special exception to priestly celibacy rule
Pope Francis is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to make a limited exception to the celibacy rule for priests, one of the most controversial issues in the Catholic Church today. In October, a summit of bishops known as a synod proposed allowing married men into the priesthood, only in the Amazon area, to address…
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Pope Francis seen kissing Nun in Rome (Video)
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has been caught on camera kissing a Nun just a week after he was filmed slapping the hands of a woman who grabbed his hands. The pontiff kissed the nun on the cheek, after jokingly asking her if she won’t bite him, seemingly in reference to…
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Pope Francis gets stuck in Vatican elevator
Pope Francis said Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer by 7 minutes because he was stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen. “I have to apologise for being late. I was trapped in a lift for 25 minutes, there was a power outage but then the firemen…
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Michelle Obama, Cyril Ramaphosa, Pope Francis, Muhamed Salah, others make Time’s 100 most influential people 2019 [Full list]
Time Magazine, American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City has released its full list of 100 most influential people for 2019. Former U.S. first lady – Michelle Obama is one of the icons who made it to this list, she was profiled by world renowned, award winning American singer, songwriter,…
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Free yourselves from mobile phone addiction – Pope Francis tells teenagers
Young people should not always be glued to their mobile phones, the 82-year-old Pope Francis said on Saturday as he met a group of Italian teenagers. “Free yourselves from mobile phone addiction, please, “ Francis said during a Vatican audience to pupils from Visconti, a renowned state high school in central Rome. “You’ve certainly heard…
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Pope Francis approves appointment of new Bishop of Abuja as Onaiyekan retires
His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as the Archbishop of Abuja. Pope Francis, who was represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), on Monday…