Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is “a gift from God” that should be “disciplined with patience.” He also warned against pornography, which he said brought “satisfaction without relationship” and could lead to addiction. The Pope was speaking at his general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday. The address, …
Read More »Pictures: Akufo-Addo meets Pope Francis
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been in Europe over the past few days, meeting world leaders to strengthen Ghana’s diplomatic ties. Akufo-Addo as part of his activities visited the Vatican City and paid a courtesy call on the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, on Saturday, …
Read More »Pope Francis to undergo abdomen surgery
Pope Francis go undergo surgery on im abdomen on Wednesday afternoon for Rome Gemelli hospital. Di Vatican say dem dey expect am to stay for hospital for “several days” to recover from di hernia operation. Di hernia dey “cause recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms, di Vatican tok-tok pesin Matteo Bruni …
Read More »Pope sacks Rwandan priest for fathering child
Pope Francis has sacked a Rwandan-born man from the priesthood after it emerged that he has legally acknowledged being a father of a 10-year-old boy Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, 64, was serving as a clergyman in northern France for almost three decades prior to his dismissal. According to a BBC.com report, a …
Read More »‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital
Pope Francis has joked that he is “still alive” as he left hospital in Rome after a three-day stay. He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital mid-week with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. The Vatican had said he was responding to antibiotics and would be released on Saturday, depending …
Read More »After pizza, prayer and baptisms; Pope Francis set to leave hospital
Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to children in a cancer ward on Friday, even baptizing a baby, as he prepared to leave the hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for three days. The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with what turned out to …
Read More »Pope Francis in hospital sake of respiratory infection
Di 86-year-old bin get breathing difficulties in recent days but e no get Covid, according to statement from di Vatican. E say e go need “a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy”. “Pope Francis dey touched by di plenty messages wey e don received and e don express his …
Read More »Pope Francis says he will resign if he gets ‘too tired’ to continue in the role
Pope Francis has disclosed that he may step down if he becomes too tired to continue in the role. Asked by Italian media what would lead him to resign, the Pope, 86, warned of ‘a fatigue that makes you not see things clearly… A lack of clarity when it comes …
Read More »‘Pope John Paul II covered up child abuse and transferred paedophile priests to avoid a scandal,’ New report claims
The late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland’s Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, a new report has claimed. Michal Gutowski, the investigator behind the report for private broadcaster TVN, said the late Pope knew of cases of paedophile …
Read More »Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit
Pope Francis waves to the crowds from his popemobile at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba before delivering an open-air mass. By Simon MAINA (AFP) Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he …
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