Hours after Leo was selected by cardinals in the conclave, his friends from the Order of Saint Augustine spoke about the new Pope's down to earth human touch
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The $94 million funding gap has raised the spectre of more electricity outages for the country.
Officials say the elephant had been poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers.
It said this was due to the government's failure to address the "systematic theft" of donated drugs and medical supplies.
As Catholicism declines in Europe, it is expanding in the developing world, with the number of faithful growing faster in Africa than anywhere else.
At the University of Kentucky, Black students organised their own graduation event after the establishment recently called off celebrations for minority graduates, citing federal and state policy changes.
The 30-year-old English rugbyman has been made captain of the prestigious Lions team. The squad will tour Australia in June.
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, addressed the faithful on St Peter's Square, emphasising peace, dialogue and unity, recalling his roots as an Augustinian priest.
The 133 cardinals agreed on cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pope on Thursday, 8 May, shortly after 7pm Central European Summer Time. The 69-year-old is the first American pope in history.
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the 267th pope. Crowds in St Peter’s Square cheered, as they awaited the new pope to emerge.
