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US-blockaded Cubans appeal to 'Cachita' for divine intervention
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (429+ words) Havana (AFP) – Father-to-be Carlos Trejo paid his respects to Cuba's patron saint as he and thousands more marked the annual celebration in her name, wondering what fate awaits the US-blockaded island. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 23:05 Tough times in Cuba did not mute…...
Pope visits San Marino, before addressing Italian political gathering
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (377+ words) Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV arrived Saturday in the tiny republic of San Marino ahead of an address to a cultural and political event organised by an influential Catholic group at the Italian seaside resort of Rimini. Issued on:…...
Pope to visit San Marino, address Italian political event
3+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV will travel to the tiny republic of San Marino on Saturday before attending a cultural and political event organised by an influential Catholic group at an Italian seaside resort. Issued on: 21/08/2026 - 15:59 The pontiff is…...
Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea's blind fortune-tellers
4+ week, 2+ day ago (651+ words) Seoul (AFP) – Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophesying tradition still practised there. Issued on: 13/08/2026 - 04:03Modified: 13/08/2026 - 04:12 At 86, Song is one of the last members of a…...
Pope Leo to meet clergy abuse victims during upcoming France visit
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (615+ words) Pope Leo XIV will meet with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church during his planned trip to France from September 25 to 28, the Vatican said Friday. The Holy See did not immediately provide details about the meeting, which comes…...
Polish village puts faith in Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) Konotopie (Poland) (AFP) – A Polish billionaire is paying for a giant statue of the Virgin Mary that residents of the village of Konotopie hope will put them on the pilgrimage map. Issued on: 27/07/2026 - 16:13 At 55 metres (180 feet) high, the concrete and…...
Kenya Rastafarians hope for freedom to smoke
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (405+ words) Nairobi (AFP) – Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia's former emperor Haile Selassie I, Kenya's Rastafarians hold hands and pray a court will let them smoke cannabis legally. Issued on: 08/07/2026 - 07:25 Rastafarians practise…...
As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (681+ words) Seoul (AFP) – In fast-secularising South Korea, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a "hip" trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, fashion, robots and DJs, even as some fear for the fundamentals of the faith. Issued on: 07/07/2026 - 07:27Modified: 07/07/2026 - 07:53 Just down the street…...
Pope appeals to Catholic traditionalists to avoid schism
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a final plea to Catholic traditionalists to give up a plan to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval but the splinter group vowed to plough ahead with the move that threatens…...
Catholic traditionalists risk schism in Church
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (545+ words) Vatican City (AFP) – The Society of Saint Pius X, a traditionalist Catholic community, plans to ordain its own bishops on Wednesday without Vatican approval, raising the risk of schism within the Church. Issued on: 29/06/2026 - 12:43 It received significant media attention in…...