NY Times Africa Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church by May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 91 When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer. Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail previous post World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American next post ‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans You may also like In Lagos, December Is Time to Get Down... December 30, 2025 Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite... December 28, 2025 How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program... December 28, 2025 Guinea Goes to Polls as Ruling Junta Seeks... December 28, 2025 Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes December 27, 2025 Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex... December 27, 2025 6 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says December 26, 2025 Lagos’s Month of Partying Is Getting Pricier December 26, 2025 Five Killed in Helicopter Crash on Kilimanjaro, Africa’s... December 26, 2025 Christmas Around the World in Photos December 25, 2025