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Knights of Malta meet in Vatican for their 900 year event, then the pope resigns
Knight of Malta Nelson Mandela with Duke of Gloucester
Who are the Knights of Malta:
The knight Malta, one of the most peculiar organisations in the world marked its 900th birthday Saturday Feb 9, 2013 with a colourful procession through St Peters Square,a mass in the basilica and an audience with Pope Benedict XVI, himself a member of the onetime chivalrous order drawn from Europe s nobility.
GHANAIAN CARDINAL IS BOOKIES’ FAVOURITE TO BECOME THE NEXT POPE
9/4 Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, 64
Country:
Ghana Cardinal in the Ghanaian Catholic Church
– Peter Turkson (Ghana, 64) is the top African candidate. Head of the Vatican justice and peace bureau, he is spokesman for the Church’s social conscience and backs world financial reform. He showed a video criticizing Muslims at a recent Vatican synod, raising doubts about how he sees Islam.
Lightening Strikes St Peter’s Basilica Roma
A sign from God? Lighting strikes the basilica of St.Peter’s dome earlier this evening during a storm that struck Rome on the same day Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation
African Cardinal Arinze Arising….
As Benedict Ratzinger leaves his post, it is time to remember Cardinal Arinze who has been robbed his deserved position many times because he is a Black man.
Benedict to Quit
Courtesy of Whatreallyhappened.com
Pope Benedict finally resigns as predicted on March 14, 2010 by Rasta Livewire.com
POPE Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month in an unexpected development, saying he is too old to continue at the age of 85.
Rasta Livewire reported on March 14 2010 on the possibly of such a resignation: Will Benedict Resign? March 14 2010
Nigeria’s coach dedicates victory to African coaches
SUPER Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, who led Nigeria to its third victory in the African Nations Cup Sunday in Johannesburg, has dedicated Nigeria’s victory to African coaches.
Sirius – The African Time Keeper by J K Obatala
RETURNING to Africa, I will focus on three Sub-Saharan cultures, in which the bright star Sirius served as a timekeeper—the Nubian Kingdom of Kush (or Cush), the Borana of Kenya and Ethiopia and the Serer of the Senegambia region in Western Africa.
Patrice Motsepe: South African tycoon to donate millions
South Africa’s richest black man, Patrice Motsepe, has announced he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives of the poor.
The mining magnate said the money would be handled by the Motsepe Foundation to address education and health issues.