Pontiff who warned the Society of Saint Pius X against ordaining bishops in 2026 and subsequently excommunicated over half a million of its members.
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Joy Online
… On Wednesday the sect, named after Pope Pius X known for his resistance to modernisation, consecrated four new bishops in Geneva against Pope Leo XIV’s direct instruction. …
Vatican excommunicates hundreds of thousands of splinter sect followersJoy Online
Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV. …
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic ChurchJoy Online
… The leaders also clashed earlier this year after Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being “WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a Truth Social post, later telling reporters he was “not a big fan”. …
Meloni tells Trump to ‘focus on your own popularity’ as row escalatesJoy Online
… When Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being “weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy”, Meloni said his remarks were unacceptable. …
Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘made up’ story that she ‘begged’ him for photo at G7Joy Online
… Among them, he cited the apology by Pope Leo XIV for the role played by the Catholic Church in legitimising slavery through Papal Bulls and theological doctrines that justified the enslavement of Africans. …
Next Steps: Victory on reparatory justice is on the horizon – AblakwaJoy Online
… Ablakwa pointed to a series of recent apologies and acknowledgements from global institutions as evidence of growing momentum. “We have all heard the apology from Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic fraternity, apologising for the role of the Catholic Church and the papal bull …
Ablakwa says critics of UN slavery resolution are ‘revising their notes’ as reparations gain momentumJoy Online
Pope Leo XIV began a two-day visit to the Canary Islands on Thursday by listening to the stories of migrants who have risked long and perilous journeys across the Atlantic to reach Europe. …
Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrantsJoy Online
… He noted that experts ranging from Geoffrey Hinton and Stephen Hawking to António Guterres and Pope Leo XIV had repeatedly stressed the need for responsible AI development and safeguards proportionate to the power of the technology. …
“The world has enough strong nations; what it needs are ethical ones” – Ace Ankomah challenges Africa’s youthJoy Online
… That is why leading AI pioneers such as Geoffrey Hinton, scientists and technologists including Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, and global leaders such as António Guterres and Pope Leo XIV, have urged that AI be developed responsibly and with safeguards …
Ace Ankomah urges African Youth to lead AI Revolution with ethics and characterThe Ghanaian Times
… IFA president Gianni Infantino last week where he said: “The Iranian team is coming, for sure.” The FT reported Zampolli’s plan was suggested to smooth things over between the US and Italy after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Trump over his comments towards Pope Leo XIV …
World Cup 2026: No FIFA plan to swap Iran and ItalyThe Vatican excommunicated more than half a million members of the Society of Saint Pius X, a conservative Catholic splinter sect, after the group consecrated four bishops against papal instruction. The Vatican said all SSPX lay members are to be considered schismatic and excommunicated, though those who leave and return to the Roman Catholic Church would be welcomed back.
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The Vatican excommunicated more than half a million members of the Society of Saint Pius X, a conservative Catholic splinter sect, after the group consecrated four bishops against papal instruction. The Vatican said all SSPX lay members are to be considered schismatic and excommunicated, though those who leave and return to the Roman Catholic Church would be welcomed back.
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Thousands gathered in a Swiss village to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops from the Society of Saint Pius X, defying Pope Leo XIV's last-minute appeal. The SSPX, which rejects Vatican modernising reforms from the 1960s and 1970s, proceeded with the ordination despite the Pope describing it as a "schismatic act."
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Italy's Giorgia Meloni responded to US President Donald Trump's criticism of her popularity on social media, telling him to focus on his own while denying his claims that she had repeatedly requested a photo with him. The exchange reflects a developing rift between the two countries over US military operations in Iran and Italian base usage.
21 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said President Donald Trump "made up" allegations that she begged him for a photograph at the G7 summit in France. The public disagreement has prompted Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to cancel a planned trip to the US, and marks a deterioration in the earlier close relationship between the two leaders.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa expressed confidence that the global campaign for reparatory justice for Africans is approaching a breakthrough, citing unprecedented international support since a landmark UN resolution on slavery. President Mahama, serving as African Union Champion for Reparatory Justice, convened a three-day High-Level Next Steps Conference in Accra bringing together heads of state, foreign ministers, legal experts, and diaspora representatives to deliberate on the next phase of the reparations agenda.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says critics who once dismissed Ghana's UN resolution on the trans-Atlantic slave trade as merely academic are now reconsidering, as reparatory justice gains global traction through apologies, acknowledgements and policy shifts.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands to listen to migrants' stories and call for legal and safe migration pathways, emphasizing their dignity and lamenting deaths at sea as Europe's conscience must not grow accustomed to migrant deaths.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghanaian lawyer Ace Ankomah has urged Africa's next generation of leaders to prioritise ethics, integrity and service alongside technological advancement, arguing that moral character rather than national power or machine capability will determine the future. Speaking at the 2026 graduation ceremony of SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College in Tema, Ankomah warned that artificial intelligence advances are creating unprecedented risks and that "the defining question of your generation will therefore not be what technology can do, but what kind of people will control it."
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer and public intellectual Ace Ankomah told SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College graduates that young Africans must combine technological excellence with ethical values as artificial intelligence reshapes economies and politics, and that Africa should lead rather than follow in this global revolution.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the Iranian team is "coming, for sure," after US special envoy Paolo Zampolli suggested Italy replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup. Zampolli told the Financial Times he had proposed the swap to Trump and Infantino, citing Italy's four World Cup titles, but FIFA did not formally endorse the plan.
24 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →