Religion & Spirituality
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Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his African odyssey on Thursday with a final Mass in Equatorial Guinea, bringing to an end...
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Pope’s last day in Equatorial Guinea a tale of tensions
BATA – From the beginning of his Africa odyssey, one criticism of Pope Leo’s decision to visit the specific nations he toured was that...
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Pope calls for justice and closing income gap in Equatorial Guinea Mass with presidential family
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV urged Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to work for justice and to close the gap “between the privileged and...
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Death of nearly 8000 migrants in 2025 is ‘nothing short of a tragedy’ says bishop
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report on Tuesday that found approximately 7,900 migrants died or went missing in 2025, bringing the...
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A centuries pillar in Goa is causing controversy about colonial history in India
MUMBAI, India – There is a controversy over the 16th-century Pelourinho Novo (“New Pillory”) pillar in Old Goa after the Goa government recently referred...
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Pope visits psychiatric hospital in Equatorial Guinea, urges love over stigma
MALAMBA – Pope Leo closed out his first day in Equatorial Guinea by visiting a psychiatric hospital in a culture where mental illness is...
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Pope lands in Equatorial Guinea decrying ‘economy that kills’
MALAMBA – Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, an African country led by the world’s longest-serving president and infamous for stark...
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Pope Leo in Africa remembers Francis’s legacy of mercy
ON BOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Flying over a region not far from where Pope Francis in Bangui in 2015 inaugurated the Jubilee of...