NY Times Africa Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church by May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 69 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 Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift December 6, 2025 Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on... December 5, 2025 U.N. Warns of ‘Another Wave of Atrocities’ in... December 5, 2025 Trump Says He ‘Ended’ the War Between Rwanda... December 5, 2025 The Diplomat Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse... December 5, 2025 Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite... December 4, 2025 Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure in Widening Crackdown December 4, 2025 On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s... December 4, 2025 Biyouna, Algerian Star With Tart Tongue Onscreen and... December 1, 2025 South Africans Were Promised Job, but Ended Up... November 29, 2025