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July 29, 2013
NBC News - Pope Francis on Monday said “who am I to judge?” gay people as he discussed one of…
March 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Could Francis’ election open the doors for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years?...
March 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering warm wishes to newly elected Pope Francis.
March 13, 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first…
March 13, 2013
CAPE COAST, Ghana - On Sundays in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast, the pews in Roman Catholic churches do…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, who has been widely reported to be on the shortlist of potential…
February 12, 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) - One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, says the…
February 11, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Roman Catholics around the world expressed disbelief and grief Monday at the first papal resignation…
February 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is sending his thanks and prayers to Pope Benedict XVI, who announced Monday that…
February 11, 2013
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb. 28 will…
March 6, 2012
VIDEO - The Diocese claims Reverend Cletus Onyegbule, 44, began a relationship with the woman when she was 18 years…
February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious…
April 15, 2010
VIDEO - Religious controversy is swirling around a church in Oklahoma City...
April 8, 2010
OPINION - Blacks in the Catholic establishment seem more concerned with abortion and gay marriage as dire threats, then sex…
March 25, 2010
OPINION - By encouraging gays to lie about who they are, the U.S. military can continue to deny the truth…
March 18, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cardinal Francis George says the nation's first known black Roman Catholic priest should become a saint...
March 3, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - During the Jan. 12 earthquake, there were few cries of ayibobo, the Voodoo calling of the gods. Instead,…
October 20, 2009
The three black men who have headed the Catholic Church have all left important legacies. Pope Victor I, the first…
October 11, 2009
VATICAN CITY (AP) - African nuns told a recent Vatican meeting that they want more of a say in running…
October 5, 2009
A prominent African cardinal said Monday there was no reason why the next pope couldn't be black.