Pope accepts resignation of U.S. bishop accused of sexual harassment
A U.S. bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic Church.
Pope appoints Olawoore co-Bishop of Ilorin diocese
ABUJA – Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Rev. Fr. Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, the coadjutor bishop to the Diocese of Ilorin in Kwara state.
Pope baptises Nigerian migrant who foiled robbery in Italy
John Ogah, an illegal Nigerian migrant adjudged a hero after foiling a robbery at an Italian shop, has been baptised by Pope Francis.
Pope ‘ashamed’ young to inherit fractured world
Pope Francis on Friday said he was “ashamed” that younger generations would inherit a world “fractured by divisions and wars”.
Pope under attack over Canadian school abuse
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disappointed by the refusal of Pope Francis to personally apologise for the role of the Catholic Church in abuse suffered by tens of thousands of Indigenous children at Canada’s infamous Indian residential schools.
Ahiara Diocese: Pope calls for Ecclesiastical cleansing
Pope Francis has called for Ecclesiastical Cleansing of the Ahiara Catholic Diocese to intercede for God’s love and mercies for all the faithful in the diocese.
