Uganda Martyrs were traitors, says Mayiga
One of the key events on Uganda’s religious calendar is the Martyrs Day celebrated every June 3 to honour the lives and sacrifices of 45 men who, rather than follow edi...
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Jesus, not Mary, saved the world, Vatican declares as Pope Leo calls on Catholics to stop using her 'confusing' title
Jesus may have heard words of wisdom from his mother Mary, but she did not help him save the world from damnation, the Vatican has said. In a new decree approved by Pope...
Three Hours Late and It's Black Smoke
The first day of the papal conclave ended without a new pope, as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 9:01pm local time—nearly three hours after the...
First Smoke At 8pm Local Time
133 Cardinal Electors are locked in the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave that is voting for the next pope in utmost secrecy whose only results can be told by smoke signalT...
How African popes changed Christianity and gave us Valentine's Day
BBC | Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day.Their papacies were in...
'Grandpa Francis': A nation remembers the Pope who braved a typhoon for them
BBC | Lashed by an off-season typhoon, Pope Francis stepped out on a rain-soaked makeshift stage in front of hundreds of thousands of weeping pilgrims in the central Phil...
Pope Francis to appoint 21 new cardinals in December
Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence the powerful group of churchmen that will one...