Shorouk Express Pope Leo accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse Pope Leo has been accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse against priests in his churches in Chicago and Peru. Jabed Ahmed11 May 2025 13:01 In pictures | Pope Leo’s first Sunday address (Copyright 2025 The…
Shorouk Express The new pope could also “reinterpret,” without rolling back, some of Francis’ more contentious progressive moves, such as his declaration permitting blessings for individuals in same-sex couples, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the progressive archbishop of Luxembourg, told a handful of reporters including POLITICO in a side-room of the Nuova Chiesa church in Rome on…
Shorouk Express “He’s like a dual passport holder, he’s the perfect pontiff for the present moment,” said Miles Pattenden, papal historian and lecturer at Oxford University. Prevost’s predecessor Pope Francis, née Jorge Mario Bergoglio, wrestled with widening divisions in a Church split along geographical and ideological lines. Traditionalists who continued to see the institution as…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Robert Prevost has become the first US leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church – taking the name Pope Leo XIV and telling the world: “Peace be…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8. A fresh face has taken the reins in the Vatican, as a new Pope has been elected, Trend reports. White smoke has risen from the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, signaling the election of a new Pope. White smoke traditionally indicates that a consensus has been reached among the…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email JD Vance has broken his silence on Donald Trump’s now-infamous AI image depicting himself as the Pope. The vice president, a Catholic, who…
Shorouk Express Now, the changes resulting from these consultations, known as “synods,” have become a dividing line among the voting cardinals. The synods were seized on by conservatives as a “Trojan horse” for a so-called woke agenda and inspired a progressive German rebellion. To the annoyance of many, one of Francis’ last moves before his…
Shorouk Express The almost-2,000-year-old institution is currently searching for a new spiritual leader after the death of Pope Francis this month. When asked who should replace Francis, Trump said “I have no preference,” but added: “I must say, we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who’s very…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The death of Pope Francis has set in motion a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths, performed by the cardinals who will elect his successor. The process of…
Shorouk Express Pope Francis’ funeral takes place at the Vatican in Rome On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Pope Francis has been laid to rest, after a moving funeral brought closure to a 12-year papacy…
