Pope Leo XIV, the world’s first U.S. pope, plans to meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a converted Catholic, on Sunday, during an inaugural mass for the new pontiff. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Friday. Parolin emphasised that the schedule and organisation for Sunday, with guests
United States President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion (€537 billion) commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States.Mr Trump, who was beginning a tour of the Gulf states, was greeted by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who later signed an agreement with the president in
Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on Wednesday. A ringing of bells will accompany puffs of white smoke announcing that a new pontiff has been chosen to lead the world’s Roman Catholics. However, before that can happen,
Israel said late Monday that it retaliated for repeated attacks from Yemen’s Houthis by striking multiple targets belonging to the “Houthi terrorist regime.” Israel said it struck infrastructure sites in the Hudaydah port that serves as a “central supply source” for the Iran-backed Houthis and also hit the Bajil Concrete
The administration of Donald Trump on Monday announced a controversial new incentive aimed at reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States: a $1000 stipend and free travel assistance for those who agree to voluntarily “self-deport.”Reuters reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the offer would
Red-robed cardinals were expected on Monday to pick a date for the conclave to elect a new pope following the demise of Pope Francis. Dozens of so-called “Princes of the Church” met at 0700 GMT at the Vatican, with speculation growing that the secretive election process could begin on Monday,
Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. He was buried after a funeral Mass at the Vatican. Thousands of people, comprising world leaders and monarchs, witnessed Pope Francis’ funeral mass at St. Peter’s basilica on Saturday. Speaking at the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re,
Interesting facts have emerged on Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at 88.As leader of over N1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, the Pope was also Head of the Vatican, the world’s smallest sovereign country with a population of just 882.As Pope, his salary is $0. He had no salary. His
The Vatican has officially disclosed the cause of death of Pope Francis.It has been confirmed that the late Pontiff died from a cerebral stroke that led to coma and subsequent heart failure.In a death certificate released on Monday, the cause of death has been cited as “cerebral stroke, coma, and
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend the nation’s immigration laws and reverse decades of precedent. In a hearing held three days after Mr. Trump