The Catholic Bishops of the Lagos Ecclesiastical Province, which includes the Lagos Archdiocese, Ijebu Ode Diocese, and Abeokuta Diocese, have stated that they will not bless...
Pope Francis defended Friday the Catholic Church’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples while attempting to soothe his conservative critics. In December, the Vatican’s Dicastery...
Pope Francis called for a global ban on surrogacy on Monday, calling it “deplorable” that a woman carries another person’s child. In his New Year’s address...
Church divided over Vatican ruling on same-sex blessings African priests say they will not bless gay unions No sign of schism such as that threatening Anglican...
In his annual Christmas Day “Urbi and Orbi” liturgy at the Vatican, Pope Francis called for an end to the Gaza war. Pope Francis prayed for...
Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St. Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an...
Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers and solidarity to the family of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing 40 years ago in one of Italy’s most...
Pope Francis will have abdominal surgery in Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican announced in a statement, adding that the 86-year-old pontiff will be...
Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery...
Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital in Rome for scheduled surgery to treat a colon problem. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said there would be more...