POPE Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/pope/ A voice for the people Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:59:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 119911796 Pope Defends Migrants At Mediterranean Island Frontier https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-defends/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:59:07 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=363758 Pope Defends Migrants At Mediterranean Island Frontier   Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders. The Catholic Church’s first US pope, who has clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over […]

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]]> 363758 Bureaucracy Hindering Global Aid Efforts, Pope Warns  https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-75/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:04:29 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=362628 Bureaucracy Hindering Global Aid Efforts, Pope Warns    Pope Leo XIV slammed on Monday the “progressive bureaucratisation of solidarity” which hampers the delivery of aid to the world’s hungry, while weapons move freely, fuelling conflicts. On a visit to the headquarters of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome, the pope appealed for the international […]

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]]> 362628 Pope Apologises For Vatican’s Role In Justifying Slavery https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-apologises/ Tue, 26 May 2026 05:18:13 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=360295 Pope Apologises For Vatican’s Role In Justifying Slavery   Pope Leo XIV, Monday issued an unprecedented apology for the Vatican’s role in justifying slavery, saying the delay in condemning the practice was “a wound in Christian memory”. In a major text warning about the risk of “new forms of slavery” behind the digital economy, Leo said […]

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]]> 360295 Pope To Meet U.S. Secretary Of State Thursday https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-74/ Mon, 04 May 2026 12:10:42 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358406 Pope To Meet U.S. Secretary Of State Thursday   Pope Leo XIV will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, the Vatican said Monday, just weeks after serious criticism of the pontiff by US President Donald Trump. The private visit with the top US diplomat, who is a Catholic, will take place at […]

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]]> 358406 Pope To Lead Mass In Cameroon City Hit By Post-vote Protest Deaths https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-73/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:05:09 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=356966 Pope To Lead Mass In Cameroon City Hit By Post-vote Protest Deaths   Tens of thousands of people streamed towards a stadium in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, on Friday for a huge, open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President […]

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]]> 356966 Pope Leo Prepares For Landmark Visit To Cameroon Conflict Zone https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-leo-8/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:10:35 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=356710 Pope Leo Prepares For Landmark Visit To Cameroon Conflict Zone   “Welcome to Ambazonia!” a market trader shouted in the city of Bamenda, referring to the republic claimed by Cameroon’s English-speaking separatists which Pope Leo XIV is due to visit this week. The American pontiff makes a landmark visit on Thursday into a protracted deadly […]

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]]> 356710 I Have No Intention To Debate With Trump – Pope Leo https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-leo-7/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:34:23 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=356630 I Have No Intention To Debate With Trump – Pope Leo   Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he had “no intention to debate” with Donald Trump, after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war. “I am not a politician,” the pope told reporters aboard the papal plane as they […]

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]]> 356630 Pope Leo Heads To Africa For First Major Foreign Tour https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-leo-6/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:29:23 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=356365 Pope Leo Heads To Africa For First Major Foreign Tour   Pope Leo XIV embarks Monday on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year. From dialogue with Islam to peace efforts, inequality and human rights, the US-born pontiff will address a […]

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]]> 356365 Middle East: Pope Calls For Dialogue https://theglittersonline.com.ng/middle-east-pope/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:10:16 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=353617 Middle East: Pope Calls For Dialogue   Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed the “roar of bombs” in the Middle East will cease, as the war triggered by US-Israeli air strikes on Iran extended into its ninth day. News from the region “continues to arouse deep dismay”, the US-born pope said at the end of […]

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]]> 353617 Pope Warns Against Risks Of AI Algorithms https://theglittersonline.com.ng/pope-72/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:17:18 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=350045 Pope Warns Against Risks Of AI Algorithms   Pope Leo XIV on Saturday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, how it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their […]

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