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AFP Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday, in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church’s governing body. [1]

This photo taken and handout on May 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican. [2]

AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

Global Church News - A prediction: Pope Francis will do something unpredictable during his visit to Mexico Feb 10, 2016 The Pope hasn't been this close to Phoenix since Pope John Paul II visited in the 1980's. [4]

RANGOON — Church colleagues have praised the appointment by Pope Francis of Rangoon’s archbishop as Burma’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Archbishop Charles Bo was one of 20 new cardinals whose appointments were announced on Sunday. [5]

HONG KONG -- After a month of suffering from a lung disease, 84-year-old Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is back again as a harsh critic of the Communist Party of China. [6]

VATICAN CITY (AFP): With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that -- speculation. [7]

The "despair" of the underground Church before China-Vatican dialogue The faithful of the underground Church are frustrated by the Holy See’s “overlooking” them. [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-25 · 71% match

Pope takes message of dialogue, unity to the Catholic Church’s governing body

AFP Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday, in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church’s governing body.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-12 · 40% match

Pope Leo XIV warns of spectre of global war in first Sunday address

This photo taken and handout on May 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-06 · 40% match

Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo amongst over a dozen potential successors to Pope Francis

AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation.

[4] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 50% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - A prediction: Pope Francis will do something unpredictable during his visit to Mexico Feb 10, 2016 The Pope hasn't been this close to Phoenix since Pope John Paul II visited in the 1980's.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-05 · 40% match

Burma’s Catholics Pleased to Have First Cardinal

RANGOON — Church colleagues have praised the appointment by Pope Francis of Rangoon’s archbishop as Burma’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Archbishop Charles Bo was one of 20 new cardinals whose appointments were announced on Sunday.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-01-02 · 40% match

Veteran Hong Kong cardinal continues to speak out

HONG KONG -- After a month of suffering from a lung disease, 84-year-old Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is back again as a harsh critic of the Communist Party of China.

[7] MM www.thestar.com.my · 40% match

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/05/05/16-potential-successors-to-pope-francis-myanmar-and-philippines039-candidates-are-the-listed-ones-from-asia

VATICAN CITY (AFP): With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that -- speculation.

[8] MM asianews.it · 40% match

The "despair" of the underground Church before China-Vatican dialogue

The "despair" of the underground Church before China-Vatican dialogue The faithful of the underground Church are frustrated by the Holy See’s “overlooking” them.

[9] MM asianews.it · 40% match

Bishops against constitutional changes to presidential election process

Bishops against constitutional changes to presidential election process Beirut (AsiaNews) – In their monthly meeting at Bkerke chaired by the Maronite Patriarch, Card Nasrallah Sfeir, Lebanon’s Maronite bishops expressed their gratitude to the Pope f

[10] MM asianews.it · 40% match

Pope: UN Durban review conference on racism "important"

Pope: UN Durban review conference on racism "important" Castelgandolfo (AsiaNews) - The Holy See is distancing itself from the criticisms of some Western countries, and is giving its support to the UN conference beginning tomorrow in Geneva, reviewin

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