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Pope declares 'God's influencer' first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the faith online.
Vatican receives first LGBTQ pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - In a first for the Vatican, more than a thousand LGBTQ Catholics and their supporters are this weekend holding a pilgrimage, in what they are promoting as an important sign of diversity in the Church.
'God's Influencer' to become first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - An Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online will become the first millennial saint Sunday at a canonisation attended by thousands of pilgrims.
Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» KHARTOUM - The United Nations said on Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in the Darfur region of Sudan that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.
Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people.
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Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/08/2025
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Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' closes with huge Rome mass
AFP, Published on 03/08/2025
» ROME - Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world.
Up to a million young Catholics expected for grand Pope Leo vigil
AFP, Published on 02/08/2025
» ROME — Up to a million young Catholic believers are expected Saturday for a night-time vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage, a key event in the Jubilee holy year.
Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online.
Desperate search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll rises
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were racing against time Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed more than 50 in Texas, as forecasters warned of new deluges.