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Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged women attending a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel to breastfeed their children in the church. ''The ceremony is a little long, someone’s crying because he’s hungry. That’s the way it is,” the Pope said. “You mothers, go ahead and breastfeed, without fear...

Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Michael J. Byrnes of Detroit, the new Coadjutor Archbishop of Guam. He is to replace Archbishop Anthony Apuron, who has been accused of molesting altar boys in the 1970s. He has denied the allegations. Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes, currently an...

Pope Francis on Tuesday said that women will never serve as Catholic Priests. GUARDIAN UK reports that the declaration is not a change in stance for the Argentinian pope, who has always said the door was closed on women being ordained as priests. When pressed on the matter by a journalist...

Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe and Oceania. Among the 17 new cardinal appointed by the Pope over the weekend, no single Nigeria on the list. Thirteen of them are under 80 and thus eligible to vote in any conclave to elect his...

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested four Catholic Priests in Imo state for allegedly masterminding a protest that led to the shooting of a DPO. PUNCH reports that Imo state police public relations officer, Mr Andrew Enwerem, said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Ahiazu...

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