Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first U.S. pontiff. Pope Leo, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica around 70 minutes after white smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel…
Gen Moses Ali mourns Pope Francis The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Moses Ali, has sent his condolences to the Catholic Church for the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday after he had been ill for several weeks. Other notable le Ugandans who have condoled with the Vatican are: President Museveni,…
Six reasons why it will be difficult (not impossible) for an African to be elected Pope. The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday left many Catholics in shock. It also left the Catholic Church with a major headache: Who will replace Pope Francis? Several cardinals have been mentioned as possible successors, including two from…
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was elected to lead the Catholic Church in March 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI stood down. Francis’s papacy heralded many firsts, and while he never stopped introducing reforms to the Catholic…
