Religion

  • Mahakama yampata Mackenzie na Wenzake 28 na Hatia ya Vifo vya Shakahola

    Mahakama yampata Mackenzie na Wenzake 28 na Hatia ya Vifo vya Shakahola

    Mahakama Kuu ya Mombasa imewapata mhubiri mwenye utata Paul Nthenge Mackenzie na washtakiwa wenzake 28 na hatia ya vifo vya watu 191 katika mkasa wa Shakahola, Kaunti ya Kilifi. Katika uamuzi uliotolewa Jumatatu, Oktoba 19,…

  • Shakahola: Mackenzie Facing Long-Awaited Verdict

    Shakahola: Mackenzie Facing Long-Awaited Verdict

    A Mombasa court is currently delivering a long-awaited verdict in the trial of a self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates, accused of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in an infamous starvation cult. Hundreds of bodies…

  • Pope Celebrates Mass in Hospital After Cancer Operation

    Pope Celebrates Mass in Hospital After Cancer Operation

    Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass on Friday at the hospital where he is recovering from a lung cancer operation, as seen in the first images of him released by the Vatican since the procedure.

  • Pope to Enter Hospital on Tuesday for Lung Operation: Vatican

    Pope to Enter Hospital on Tuesday for Lung Operation: Vatican

    The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, or small growth of tissue in the lung, will mark the pope’s first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025.

  • #BREAKING: Tanzanian Bishop Blocked From Visiting Lissu In Prison

    #BREAKING: Tanzanian Bishop Blocked From Visiting Lissu In Prison

    The opposition has demanded an explanation from the government and prison authorities, warning that the incident raises serious concerns about religious freedom and the treatment of political detainees.

  • Pope Leo XIV Marks One-year Anniversary With Visit to Southern Italy

    Pope Leo XIV Marks One-year Anniversary With Visit to Southern Italy

    On the first anniversary of his May 8, 2025 election, the first American pontiff is travelling to Pompeii and Naples, starting the visit at a shrine founded by a former Satanic priest.

  • Rubio Seeks to Ease Tensions with US Pope

    Rubio Seeks to Ease Tensions with US Pope

    Rubio, a devout Catholic, sought to play down the rift ahead of the private audience, which will be followed by talks with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.

  • Pope Leo Meets First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury

    Pope Leo Meets First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury

    Pope Leo XIV met on Monday with the first woman to lead the world’s Anglican Christians, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, urging unity to evangelize more effectively.

  • Pope in Equatorial Guinea Criticises Prison Conditions

    Pope in Equatorial Guinea Criticises Prison Conditions

    Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for “greater room for freedom” in Equatorial Guinea and delivered a rare criticism of living conditions for prisoners before visiting inmates in a jail known for its squalor and…

  • Pope Leo Comes Into His Own with Trump Spat

    Pope Leo Comes Into His Own with Trump Spat

    US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s centuries-old civilisation was the red line that prompted Pope Leo to show his colours, analysts say.