Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Ukraine, India-Pakistan wars
Pope Leo XIV in his first church appearance at the Vatican on Sunday appealed for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, and between India and Pakistan. The Papal message was contained…
Three key duties for Pope Leo XIV in next 4 days – Vatican
The Vatican has released three key duties Pope Leo XIV will perform from Friday, May 9 till Monday May 12 even as world leaders continue to congratulate the new Pope,…
OPEC April oil output edges lower despite plans for hike, survey finds
May 8, 2025 OPEC oil output edged lower in April despite a scheduled output hike taking effect, a Reuters survey found, led by a cut in Venezuelan supply on renewed…
Kenya court fines four men for trafficking thousands of queen ants
May 7, 2025 A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to the country’s ecosystem, in cases experts say signal…
WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue
May 2, 2025 The World Health Organisation plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters…
China suggests COVID-19 originated in US in response to Trump allegation
April 30, 2025 China restated its case that COVID-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday after President Donald…
Trump, Zelensky, others attend Pope Francis’ ‘simple’ burial ceremony
Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of thousands of people from global leaders to the impoverished and marginalised paid their…
Africans root for first Black pope in modern history
April 22, 2025 Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis’s legacy of championing the developing world, though…
List, biodata of possible successors to Pope Francis
The demise of Pope Francis who died of stroke and heart failure on Monday, the day after Easter Sunday, has started off a series of traditions that in a few…
BREAKING! Pope Francis is dead, Cardinal Farrell to preside at rite of ascertainment
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the rite of the ascertainment of death of Pope Francis and placement of his body in the…