Tag: pope
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Verify ‘news’ before sharing, Pope says in 2021 Communications Day message
In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists like everyone else need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. “‘Come and see’ is the simplest method to get to know a situation. It is the most honest test of every message, because, in…
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APC quotes Bible; threatens to report Father Mbaka to Pope, Vatican for asking Buhari to resign
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has quoted some biblical passages to fault the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to either resign or be impeached. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the popular Catholic Priest who was instrumental to President Buhari’s election in 2015 and 2019 in a…
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Easter: Don’t lose hope in coronavirus times, Pope tells Christians
Pope Francis called on the faithful at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, not to lose hope in the protracted coronavirus crisis. “In the hour of darkness when humanity is grappling with the pandemic and other ills, Christians need to take to heart the Easter message of the angel not to be afraid,’’ the 84-year-old…
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Pope cancels two New Year masses over nerve pains
Pope Francis has cancelled two masses scheduled around New Year’s Eve, due to pain in his sciatic nerve, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church was originally due to pronounce an evening prayer at Saint Peter’s Basilica on New Year’s Eve, traditionally followed by the Te Deum hymn. Cardinal Giovanni…
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Junior Pope bathes new baby in viral video
Actor, Junior Pope has encouraged men to always support their wives at home. The movie star took to his Instagram page on Thursday to share a video of himself bathing their new baby. TheNewsGuru recalls that Junior Pope and Jennifer Awele, his wife, had welcomed their third child, a baby boy in October. In…
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Pope installs 13 new cardinals, including first African American
Pope Francis on Saturday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the first black US prelate to be admitted among the so-called Princes of the Church. Gregory, who turns 73 next month, leads an archdiocese rocked by the scandal of Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop who was defrocked last year after being outed…
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Worst of Covid-19 over in Italy – Pope
The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has declared that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis is over. The pontiff said this while addressing the Catholic congregation for the first time at Saint Peter’s Square, Rome, since the ban on religious congregation due to COVID-19 in the country. The Vatican had yesterday said…
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Coronavirus jitters: Pope Francis to conduct Sunday service online
The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday’s Angelus Prayer by Livestream instead of in-person from his window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square out of concern over the new coronavirus. “The prayer will be broadcast via live stream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter’s Square,” the Vatican said in a statement. The Vatican…
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Coronavirus: Panic as Pope appears in public ill, cancels planned retreat
There was panic at the Vatican City on Sunday after Pope Francis said he was cancelling a planned six-day spiritual retreat south of Rome after coming down with a “cold”. “Unfortunately, a cold forced me not to take part this year,” the 83-year-old pontiff said after coughing a couple of times during his weekly Sunday…