Lila Randall

London, United Kingdom

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance Reporter and Editor at The Telegraph

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Church ‘must reach areas lacking faith’, Pope Leo tells first Mass

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Lila Randall

Pope Leo is applauded after leading his first Mass as head of the Church - Corbis NewsPope Leo XIV said in his first mass this morning that the Church must do more to reach places around the world where there is a lack of faith. The new Pope, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost and the first US pope, said in his homily that people with a lack of faith often suffer a “loss of meaning in life”.
Church ‘must reach areas lacking faith’, Pope Leo tells first Mass

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Lila Randall

Pope Leo XIV said in his first mass this morning that the Church must do more to reach places around the world where there is a lack of faith. The new Pope, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost and the first US pope, said in his homily that people with a lack of faith often suffer a “loss of meaning in life”.
New Pope Leo XIV to hold Mass in Sistine Chapel

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lila Randall

Pope Leo XIV will hold his first Mass today after his historic election as the first North American pope. He will meet with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic Church on Thursday and is expected to follow in Pope Francis' social justice-minded footsteps. Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world when he emerged on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica as the 267th pontiff, overcoming the traditional prohibition against a pope from the United States.
Cardinals return to vote for new pope

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lila Randall |Iona Cleave

Many faithful are hoping that the second day of the conclave will give the Church a new pope after a first vote produced black smoke on Wednesday evening, sending a disappointed crowd to disperse in all directions in Rome. Yesterday, some of the people had started thinking that the long wait was the sign cardinals had reached a decision in a first vote, which would be unprecedented in the modern era.
Black smoke over Sistine Chapel indicates no new pope

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Lila Randall

Black smoke over Sistine Chapel indicates no new popeBlack smoke has emerged from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has not been elected. The secret conclave to choose a new pontiff will now continue on Thursday after a first round of voting. The 133 cardinals eligible to vote cast their first ballot at the end of a day laden with pomp, ceremony and ancient rites. It came two weeks after the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88.
Cardinals begin secret vote for next pope

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lila Randall

The conclave has officially begun and the doors to the Sistine Chapel have now been shut as voting gets underway. A Vatican master of ceremonies has pronounced the words "Extra omnes" (Everyone out), ordering staff and aides to leave the chapel so that only the cardinal electors remain. The results of the first round of voting will be announced with a smoke signal from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at about 6pm.
Strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Bangkok and Myanmar

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lila Randall

A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake was of 7.7 magnitude and at a depth of 6.2 miles. It was followed by a powerful aftershock. Footage showed a high-rise building collapsing in Chatuchak, Thailand, sending people running to escape clouds of dust and debris.
One hundred olive farmers face eviction to make way for giant solar farm

1 month ago | msn.com | Lila Randall

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One hundred olive farmers face eviction to make way for giant solar farm

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lila Randall

'They're taking our livelihood' - Spanish farmers protest expropriation made possible by Franco-era lawOne hundred thousand olive trees are to be uprooted in the south of Spain to make way for solar farms. The Junta de Andalucía, the regional government, is using a Franco-era law to carry out forced expropriations from centuries-old olive groves in the Province of Jaén, which is known as the "olive oil capital of the world".
RHS opens garden door to dogs for first time

1 month ago | msn.com | Lila Randall

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