By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOUR DAYS after attending the historic installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening. A reception party of senior government officials welcomed the president at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Among them were the Minister ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter POMP, PRAYER, and calls for peace defined the historic moment as the first American pontiff officially assumed leadership of the Roman Catholic Church before a sea of worshippers gathered at the Vatican. Tens of thousands raised their voices and cameras as Pope Leo XIV, clad in traditional white ves...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENTS, POPES and pilgrims converged in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as the Vatican staged one of its most symbolic and tradition-laden events the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu stood among dignitaries from across the world who witnessed the rise of the first Am...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome for a high-level gathering of global leaders at the Vatican, where he will witness the installation of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 18 May, at St Peter’s Square. Touching down [&he...
By JKNewsMedia Faiths NEWLY SELECTED Pope Leo XIV assumes office amid a turbulent legacy of financial scandals, opaque accounting, and stalled reforms at the heart of the Catholic Church. The American-born pontiff is reported to inherit not only spiritual leadership over 1.4 billion Catholics but also responsibility for stabilising the Vatica...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UNITED STATES of America (USA) President Donald Trump has called the election of Pope Leo XIV “a great honour for our country,” after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His announcement was delivered from the Vatican on Thursday by French Ca...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HISTORY WAS made on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was introduced to the world as Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever pontiff from the United States of America (USA) and the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cheers surged across the packed square as […...
By Joke Kujenya BENEATH A vivid spring sky, an immense gathering of red-robed cardinals, world leaders, and faithful Catholics filled St Peter’s Square to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff whose enduring call for a humbler, more inclusive Church reshaped the Catholic world. Gregorian chants echoed solemnly through the air a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS ARE expected to flood St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff whose global reach and reformist zeal defined a generation of Catholic leadership. The Vatican confirmed the funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in front of the basilica,...
By JKNewsMedia POPE FRANCIS died on Monday morning from a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, hours after blessing pilgrims from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. He was 88. The Vatican issued his death certificate shortly after announcing his passing. It confirmed that the pontiff fell into a coma following the stroke and succu...
