Alexandria Sage
Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
AFP journalist covering Italy in Rome
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2 days ago |
ibtimes.com | Alexandria Sage |Alice Ritchie
Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country. Leo, the first US leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, held his introductory audience with journalists at the Vatican four days after being elected pope by cardinals.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Alice Ritchie |Alexandria Sage
One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and campaigners say he has a mixed record. Two victims' rights groups, SNAP and Bishop Accountability, issued statements following his election as the first pope from the United States on Thursday, questioning the 69-year-old's commitment to lifting the lid on the scourge.
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6 days ago |
barrons.com | Alexandria Sage |Javier Tovar |Umberto Bacchi
Many of the thousands who surged into St Peter's Square, their eyes fixed on the balcony of the famous basilica as they clutched rosaries or waved flags, were not expecting this: the first US pope. The Chicago-born Robert Prevost who appeared at the balcony as Leo XIV seemed shy, modest and conciliatory, a tone that appeared to quickly endear him to the crowd awaiting his words. Among them was Gabrielle Estrada from Texas, who admitted she was floored. "This is history, I have no words.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Alexandria Sage
As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned Friday that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis Antonio Tagle, would protect children and stamp out clerical sex abuse. Cardinals gathered at the Vatican ahead of the conclave starting May 7 have identified the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by priests as one of the top challenges facing the Catholic Church today.
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1 week ago |
opovo.com.br | Alexandria Sage
O cardeal ganês Peter Turkson é considerado uma das figuras mais influentes da Igreja na África, onde o catolicismo cresce rapidamente e de onde poderia sair o próximo papa. Nascido em uma família modesta, este homem de 76 anos foi o primeiro religioso da África Ocidental a ser criado cardeal, uma decisão tomada em 2003 pelo papa João Paulo II. É + que streaming. É arte, cultura e história.
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