Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his office said on Sunday. Biden, who left office in January, was diagnosed on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms. The cancer is a more aggressive form of the…
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything you gave us and…
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, has been elected the new Pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. He stepped out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica today to loud cheers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square. At 69, Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American to…
The 133 cardinals decided May 8 after less than a day of voting on a new pope to lead the Catholic Church. White smoke emerge from the Sistine Chapel shortly after noon (EDT) and set off a wild celebration in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The pope is expected to be revealed early in…
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church. The smoke is the only public sign of what is happening during the Papal Conclave, after the cardinals handed in their phones and took…
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has been appointed Second Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). His appointment was announced by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe during a press conference in Accra on Saturday. Mr Okraku, who was elected onto the CAF Executive Committee unopposed in March, climbs…
President John Dramani Mahama has in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution suspended the Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office. This comes after some three individuals filed three separate petitions seeking her removal. The suspension was carried out in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, which mandates the suspension…
Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinals met at the Vatican to schedule Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and make other decisions about running the Catholic…
The Vatican says Pope Francis died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. The death was confirmed Monday by Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican’s health department. Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was…
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had suffered various ailments in his 12 year papacy. The death of Francis, who became the first Latin-American pontiff in 2013 and was one of the oldest popes…
