Shorouk Express Guillermo, an El Salvadorean who travelled from London to attend, said that after Francis died group members were worried that the pilgrimage would be cancelled. “It’s a very special moment as it’s the first time the LGBT community has been invited — that is very meaningful. We all hope Leo will carry on…
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 A priest in Poland is accused of the brutal murder of a 68-year-old homeless man, prompting the Archbishop of Warsaw to formally request his defrocking by the…
Shorouk Express “The pope plans to make the Vatican, the Holy See, available for a direct meeting between the two sides,” said Parolin, Pope Leo’s No. 2, according to news agency Ansa. Leo XIV, who was elected last week, has made it clear that working for peace in Ukraine will be a major priority of…
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 For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Watch live as Cardinals meet at the Vatican in Rome on Tuesday (22 April) to discuss the funeral…
Shorouk Express According to people familiar with Vatican thinking, that likely meant that Parolin discussed the Trump administration’s cuts to USAID, a move seen in Vatican circles as an affront to the Church’s charitable efforts, and reiterated the pope’s opposition to Trump’s migration policy. Over the course of his papacy, Francis has repeatedly urged world…
Shorouk Express King Charles jokes about Italian food being ruined by Brits Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King and Queen had a private meeting with the Pope at the…
Shorouk Express For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Pope Francis’s respiratory infection has been confirmed as a “polymicrobial infection”, prompting doctors to adjust his treatment and…
Shorouk Express The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday — and the list is decidedly politics-heavy. From a Vatican intrigue thriller, to a documentary about an assassinated Congolese freedom fighter, to a certain New York real estate tycoon-turned-president’s biopic, these are the political flicks that received an Oscars nod. The Apprentice Before…
