Indeed, the first Pope Leo — known as Leo the Great — served 440-461. He is best known as the pope who persuaded Attila the ...

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His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

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Pope Francis reshaped the Catholic Church. Cardinals will come together in the coming days to begin the process of selecting ...

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Rwanda has long stood out on the continent for its recovery from the genocide that killed over 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994, as it has promoted itself under longtime President ...

When Pope Francis allowed priests to bless same-sex couples in 2023, Ambongo led a unified African opposition to the practice — and negotiated a carveout for the continent, a move popular with ...