July 9, 2025
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Pope Leo meets with Napoli football club following title victory

Pope Leo XIV meets with Naplesโ€™ football club, which is celebrating its fourth-ever league victory, and stresses that โ€œitโ€™s the team,โ€ not the individual players, which wins a championship. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Leo XIV met on Tuesday morning with members of SSC Napoli, the football club which on Friday won the Italian league title.

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Bishop Eluke flags off 4th ComWEEK, says “Everyone Needs Media Literacy to Navigate Today’s World”

By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has kicked off the 4th edition of the Communications Week (ComWEEK) in Port Harcourt Diocese, with a call for media literacy and effective communication. On behalf of the Conference, the Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt Diocese, Most Rev. Patrick Eluke, in his homily at the

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Pope: May every baptized Christian feel called to be a sign of hope in our world

As pilgrims and representatives of the African continent celebrate Mass in St. Peterโ€™s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV makes a surprise visit and invites everyone to live our faith as a sign of hope in our world. By Devin Watkins Mass was celebrated in St. Peterโ€™s Basilica on Monday afternoon for Ambassadors of African nations who

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FGN, NAPTIP, NIS, IOM, Others Commend Catholic Bishops Effort on Care for Migrants, Refugees in Nigeria

  The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has launched a Capacity-building Support for Migrants and Refugees Service Coordinators in Nigeria. This development has attracted wide commendations from the Federal Government, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other stakeholders. In his

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Short Liturgy Notes: The Fisherman’s Ring of Pope Leo XIV

The image above is the ring that will be given to Pope Leo XIV to wear tomorrow during the Inauguration Mass to mark the beginning of the Petrine Ministry as Successor of Peter. It is called the “Fisherman’s Ring” because Peter the Apostle, the first Pope, was a fisherman. After having had faith in the

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Like Predecessors, Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms Church’s Stance on Digital Revolution, Artificial Intelligence

  In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to addressing the challenges of the digital revolution and artificial intelligence and fully utilizing its rich potential. Invoking the legacy of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIII, the Pope emphasized the Church’s enduring dedication to human

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Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel Celebrates First ‘Austin Friar’ to be Elected Pope

Official Statement from the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel on the Election of Pope Leo XIV The Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel rejoices in the historic election of our brother, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name

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Catholic Bishops in West Africa Adopt Synodal Approach to Foster Peace, Justice in the Region

  The Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA) has adopted a synodal approach to promote peace and justice in the region. This was contained in a Resolution issued at the end of the 5th Plenary Assembly of RECOWA, held at the Hotel Fleur de Lys in Dakar, Senegal, from 5 to 12 May,

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THE LAST WORDS OF POPES: ECHOES OF HEAVENLY LONGING

By Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Amos The last words of a man are often considered sacred. They echo his ultimate beliefs, his deepest yearnings, and the summation of a lifetime of conviction. But when the man is not just a man, but a Popeโ€”the Vicar of Christ, the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Churchโ€”his final utterances transcend

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Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: Church must respond to digital revolution

In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV invokes the legacy of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIII, saying that he wants the Church to “respond to a new industrial revolution and to the development of artificial intelligence.” By Francesca Merlo In his first formal address to the College of

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