Bread used to celebrate the Eucharist during Roman Catholic Mass must not be gluten-free – although it may be made from genetically modified organisms, the Vatican has ruled. In a letter to bishops, Cardinal Robert Sarah said the bread can be low-gluten. But he said there must be enough protein in the wheat to make … Read more
Pope Francis led a jubilant mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics on Saturday during a visit to support the country’s embattled Christian minority and promote dialogue with Muslims. Worshippers released yellow and white balloons with Francis, flanked by security, circling the Cairo stadium on a golf cart and waving to the crowds as a chorus … Read more
Pope Francis is set to lead a mass for Egypt’s small Catholic community on Saturday as he visits the country in support of its Christians following a series of deadly church bombings. The spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Christians will lead mass for some 30,000 believers in a stadium on the outskirts of … Read more
Egypt’s Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by jihadists, but there is also joy ahead of Pope Francis’s visit this weekend. In a Cairo church amid wafting incense, strident percussion and prayers, worshippers are looking forward to the Roman Catholic pope’s arrival on Friday, seeing his two-day … Read more
In the Very Holy Church of Jesus Christ of Baname, the 25-year-old founder calls herself God, her business partner is a self-styled Pope and devotees pledge to end the reign of the Devil. Its charismatic theology and clashes with other religions have caused it to be expelled from Benin’s community of churches, and repeated scandals … Read more
Part I On December 30, 2016, former President John Dramani Mahama, who was yet to hand over the reins of the Government of Ghana to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 7, 2017, led a Mr. Daniel Domelove to swear the Oath of Office as the new Auditor General for the Republic of Ghana … Read more
Readers of this column of mine may have been starved of my teachings for a while seeing as it’s now been over two months since I last posted any article here. But then, just this past Sunday afternoon, I woke up from a short nap and was compelled to further engage my thoughts on matters … Read more
Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world. Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic of his papacy, made the announcement in a document known … Read more