The new Pope, Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as the 267th pontiff and the first American head of the Catholic Church. His schedule includes meetings with journalists on May 12, diplomats on May 16, and his first general audience on May 21
Born in 1955, at election Leo XIV is seven years younger than Francis, nine years younger than Benedict XVI and a whopping 18 years greener than the oldest man ever chosen to head the Vatican.
A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.
He becomes the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.
The European Parliament also voiced its opposition to the death penalty, calling for the Tanzanian government to stop its crackdown on opposition parties, civil society and journalists.
Katika mijadala yao, wabunge hao wamekemea waziwazi uwepo wa vitisho vya adhabu ya kifo kwa Lissu, wakisema kuwa mashtaka ya uhaini na kusambaza taarifa za uongo dhidi yake ni ya kisiasa na yenye lengo la kumzuia kushiriki katika uchaguzi mkuu unaotarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba mwaka huu.
Although the resolution condemning his arrest was debated, the vote is scheduled for today May 8th 2025.
The debate will take place from 13:00 to 22:00 CET
The 133 cardinals who will vote — all those aged under 80, minus two who are absent for health reasons — will gather on Wednesday afternoon under the frescoed splendour of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
Bunge la Ulaya linatarajia kukutana tarehe 7 Mei 2025 kwa ajili ya mjadala wa dharura kuhusu kesi inayomkabili Kiongozi wa Chama Kikuu cha Upinzani nchini Tanzania, CHADEMA, Tundu Lissu.
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