The pope has racked up 40 million followers on Twitter, the Vatican said on Wednesday, underlining the Catholic leader’s status as one of the world’s biggest social media players. The total, spread across accounts in…
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Pope’s new mission: buying his own shoes
Pope Francis was the toast of social media on Wednesday after successfully completing his latest groundbreaking mission: popping out of the Vatican to buy himself some new footwear. To the barely containable delight of his…
Pope blasts gender theory study as ‘ideological colonisation’
Pope Francis said Sunday that teaching children gender theory in schools was an “insidious indoctrination”, even as he insisted he had always treated homosexuals and transsexuals with respect. “It is one thing to have homosexual…
#Travel: Pope’s visit crowns Cuba’s status as hot travel destination
Good luck getting a table these days at Atelier, a trendy Havana restaurant where four charter flights of American Catholics packed the dining room on the eve of Pope Francis’s arrival in Cuba Saturday. Ditto…
Pope seeks easier way for Catholics to end marriages
Pope Francis wants to make it easier for Catholics to have their marriages annulled under reforms regarded with suspicion by conservatives wary of the de facto introduction of Church-approved divorce. Details of significant reforms of…
Pope’s iPad fetches Sh2.8 million at auction
An iPad that belonged to Argentina-born Pope Francis went under the hammer for $30,500 (Sh 2.8 million) on Tuesday, auctioneers in Uruguay said. Montevideo-based auction house Castells said the winning bid was placed by telephone….
Pope says mankind at stake over gay marriage
Pope Benedict XVI has weighed in on a heated debate over gay marriage, saying same-sex unions called into question what it means to be “true men”. “In the fight for the family, the very notion…