VATICAN CITY (CONVERSEER) – In a significant diplomatic development, Pope Leo XIV has spoken directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, urging for a renewed commitment to peace and humanitarian relief. The historic phone conversation, confirmed by both the Vatican and the Kremlin, focused on…
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – In a stirring interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese offered sobering insights into global religious leadership and the African place within it. Speaking just after the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, Kukah emphasised that the papacy cannot be reduced to regional entitlement. “Electing…
VATICAN CITY (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has told a lie even at the Vatican, a place seen as a holy place. Yes, photos were flying everywhere on Sunday about the President shaking hands with Pope Leo XIV, but nobody expected him to lie in front of the world, and now his lie has…
VATICAN CITY – In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned materialism and cautioned that losing one’s faith can have “dramatic side effects.” These include finding that “the meaning of life is lost, mercy is forgotten, human dignity is violated in the most dramatic ways,…
Before he was elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis, Cardinal Prevost, was Prefect of the Dicastery for the Bishops. Here you can find the profile of the 267th Bishop of Rome.
VATICAN CITY – All 133 cardinal electors have now arrived in Rome ahead of the papal conclave set to begin on May 7, 2025, the Vatican has confirmed, marking the final phase in preparations to elect the next pope. Speaking to journalists in Rome on Monday, Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after joking that he’d “like to be pope,” United States President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated photo of himself dressed as Pope. The photo, which first appeared on Trump’s Truth Social account, comes as cardinals are set to convene on May 7 to begin the process of electing the next…
VATICAN – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has arrived in Vatican City, leading a five-member Nigerian delegation ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis, set to take place on Saturday. The delegation, appointed by President Bola Tinubu, is in the Vatican to represent Nigeria at the funeral of the late leader of the Roman Catholic Church….
The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Jorge Bergoglio, known as Pope Francis, died Monday at the age of 88. His death comes a day after his brief but final appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims at St. Peter’s Square in Rome during the Vatican’s Easter Sunday Mass. During his appearance, he…
Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world is now waiting to see who will succeed him, as the Cardinals gather in Rome for the Papal Conclave. A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. The…