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Peru to welcome Pope Leo with hymn honoring slain nun
2+ week, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 06:09 PM LIMA, Aug 25 - Peru will welcome Pope Leo XIV in November with a hymn in honor of a Catholic nun killed by Maoist insurgents, celebrating the pontiff's return to the country where he worked for decades as a…...
MUIS reviewing mosque safeguards, boosting security measures after child sexual abuse case
3+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) The Straits Times Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) is reviewing safeguards and strengthening security measures at mosques following a child sexual abuse case in which some of the interactions involving…...
Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November, Vatican says | The Straits Times
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) Pope Leo speaks during a weekly general audience in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli Published Aug 05, 2026, 06:52 PM VATICAN CITY, Aug 5 - Pope Leo will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Vatican announced on…...
Pope Leo says he loves US but he is Pope first, American second: Media
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) Published Jul 30, 2026, 06:55 PM ROME - Pope Leo has “great love” for the United States and what it stands for but just “happens to be American”, the Chicago-born Pope told NBC in an interview. Leo, the first pope from the United States,…...
As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (713+ words) Buddhist monks offering prayers at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on July 2. Published Jul 07, 2026, 01:52 PM Updated Jul 07, 2026, 01:56 PM SEOUL - In fast-secularising South Korea, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a “hip” trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, fashion, robots and DJs,…...
Christian NGO welcomes release of pastor held in southern China
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (221+ words) Published Jul 05, 2026, 01:16 PM Updated Jul 05, 2026, 01:21 PM BEIJING, July 5 - ChinaAid, a Christian NGO, said on Sunday it welcomed the release of Zion Church Pastor Jin Mingri, who had been held in detention centres in the southern Chinese city of Beihai since…...
Excommunications show a Pope Leo unafraid of making firm decisions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (662+ words) Pope Leo waves after leading the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Published Jul 02, 2026, 10:51 PM VATICAN CITY, July 2 - Pope Leo said during his inaugural Mass last year that he would…...
What to know about Society of St Pius X, the Catholic traditionalists in new schism
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (505+ words) Priests receiving episcopal consecration during a pontifical mass organised by Society of Saint Pius X in Econe, Switzerland, on July 1. Published Jul 02, 2026, 08:25 PM Updated Jul 02, 2026, 08:44 PM VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said on July 2 that priests and lay Catholics who are…...
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated: Vatican
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) The Vatican on July 2 said the two bishops who led the unauthorised ordination had been excommunicated, along with the four priests who had become new bishops. Published Jul 02, 2026, 04:01 PM Updated Jul 02, 2026, 04:31 PM VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said on July 2 that…...
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) Pope Leo leaves after celebrating Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Published Jul 02, 2026, 04:01 PM Updated Jul 02, 2026, 04:05 PM VATICAN CITY, July 2 - The Vatican said on Thursday…...