Congo revivalist churches draw in Catholics
CONGOLESE event organiser Deo Malela was born to Roman Catholic parents and identifies as such. But like more and more
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Pope’s Africa visit: Sudan’s displaced hope for peace
WAAKHE SIMON WUDU AFTER spending nearly a decade in a camp for the displaced in South Sudan’s Juba, Mayen Galuak
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Pope seeks to heal wounds during Africa trip
POPE Francis’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts that have
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Pope Francis’ visit to Africa comes at a defining moment for the Catholic Church
DURING his planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan in February 2023, Pope Francis intends
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Pell’s secret memo casts shadow at cardinal’s funeral
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis gave a funeral blessing to Cardinal George Pell as revelations that he wrote an anonymous memo
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Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation
PHILIP PULLELLA AUSTRALIAN Cardinal George Pell was lying in state, with funeral preparations overshadowed by revelations that he was the
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Supporters demand sainthood for Benedict as Pope Francis leads funeral
PHILIP PULLELLA and CRISPIAN BALMER POPE Francis led the funeral of former Pope Benedict, tenderly touching the coffin of his
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Benedict’s death clears path for Pope Francis to retire of old age in future
PHILIP PULLELLA SIX months ago Pope Francis brushed off speculation he was about to resign due to health problems. Still,
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Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of
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Former Pope Benedict’s condition remains grave but stable
FORMER Pope Benedict’s condition remains “grave” but stable, the Vatican said, adding in a statement that he had rested well
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