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How did you succeed in starting up your own business and how much time it took ? is it still doable ?
Where there any challenges that almost crumble the business? Was starting your own business a decision you will take over again if the hand of clock is turned?

And what was the one lesson you learned later on and wished you knew earlier?

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States.

The 69-year-old from Chicago is known as a leader with global experience. He spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments.

His election represents continuity with the papacy of the late Pope Francis, and he is expected to continue Francis’ reforms of the church as well as his focus on poverty and marginalized people.

Here’s what else you should know about the new American pontiff:

He was the “least American” of the American cardinals: Prevost was born in Chicago. But inside the Vatican, where he eventually lived and worked, he was considered the “least American” of the US cardinals.
He was well regarded by Pope Francis: The late pontiff “respected him and thought of him very highly,” according to CNN’s Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb. “Clearly Pope Francis saw in him something – he saw him as a capable leader.”
He’s a member of the Augustinian order: Leo is a member of the Augustinian religious order, which is spread across the world. He led the order for more than a decade as its prior general.
He has strong leadership experience: Francis appointed Prevost to be the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, which is in charge of assessing bishop candidates and making recommendations for new appointments. He also served as the president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
He has a missionary focus: “I still consider myself a missionary. My vocation, like that of every Christian, is to be a missionary, to proclaim the Gospel wherever one is,” Prevost said in an interview with Vatican News shortly after he moved into his leadership role in Rome

When a pope dies or resigns, the governance of the Catholic Church es to the College of Cardinals. Cardinals are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world, personally chosen by the pope, recognizable by their distinctive red vestments.

Following a vacancy in the papacy, the cardinals hold a series of meetings at the Vatican called general congregations. They discuss the needs and the challenges facing the Catholic Church globally. They will also prepare for the papal election, called a conclave. Decisions that only the pope can make, such as appointing a bishop or convening the Synod of Bishops, must wait till after the election. In the past, they made arrangements for the funeral and burial of the deceased pope.

Four rounds of balloting are taken every day until a candidate receives two-thirds of the vote.
In the past, 15 to 20 days after a papal vacancy, the cardinals gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for a Mass invoking the guidance of the Holy Spirit in electing a new pope. Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave. They are known as the cardinal electors.

For the conclave itself, the cardinal electors process to the Sistine Chapel and take an oath of absolute secrecy before sealing the doors.

The cardinals vote by secret ballot, processing one by one up to Michelangelo's fresco of the Last Judgment, saying a prayer and dropping the twice-folded ballot in a large chalice. Four rounds of balloting are taken every day until a candidate receives two-thirds of the vote. The result of each ballot are counted aloud and recorded by three cardinals designated as recorders. If no one receives the necessary two-thirds of the vote, the ballots are burned in a stove near the chapel with a mixture of chemicals to produce black smoke.

When a cardinal receives the necessary two-thirds vote, the dean of the College of Cardinals asks him if he accepts his election. If he accepts, he chooses a papal name and is dressed in papal vestments before processing out to the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. The ballots of the final round are burned with chemicals producing white smoke to signal to the world the election of a new pope.

The senior cardinal deacon, currently French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, announces from the balcony of St. Peter's "Habemus Papam" ("We have a pope") before the new pope processes out and imparts his blessing on the city of Rome and the entire world.


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kennyz247:
Go to those universities mentioned,may be na only one office for block the solar dey power....

That's how federal government built massive solar system in my school (FUPRE), some years back with heavy amount of money, but come and see if it ever functions even 10 percent of what it should

Awards that Do Not Exist

But we still try hard to win them. Why?

Let’s talk about some fake awards.

They don’t exist.

But we act like they do.

We work for them.

We stress for them.

We feel bad when we don’t “win” them.

Let’s break this down, one by one:

1/ Most Perfect:

↳ You are not a robot.
↳ Perfection is not real.
↳ Making mistakes is okay.
↳ Progress is better than perfection.

2/ Never Said No:
↳ It is self-neglect.
↳ You have the right to say no.
↳ Protect your time and energy.
↳ Saying yes to everything is not strength.

3/ Rested the Least:
↳ Rest is not laziness.
↳ Your body and mind need it.
↳ Rest helps you work better.
↳ You don’t get a trophy for burnout.

4/ Didn’t Need Help:
↳ It's not weakness.
↳ Asking for help is smart.
↳ We grow together, not alone.
↳ You are not supposed to do it all alone.

5/ Worked the Longest:
↳ Work smart, not just hard.
↳ It often means poor boundaries.
↳ Working long hours doesn't mean more success.

6/ Didn’t Make Any Mistakes:
↳ Mistakes = learning.
↳ They help you grow.
↳ Be proud you tried.
↳ Don’t be afraid of them.

7/ Lived Up to Everyone's Expectations:
↳ You can’t please all.
↳ You’ll lose yourself.
↳ Please yourself first.
↳ Everyone wants different things.

Real success is this:
↳ Healthy body
↳ Peace of mind
↳ Self-acceptance
↳ Joy in small things
↳ ive relationships

Stop chasing fake awards.
Start living your truth.

You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to be real.

This topic is trending 😂. I really want to hear from Nairalanders point of view.... I believe we all can learn from this.... No job, no job. Make we self see if we fit venture into one 🤔

I'm not too sure of this question 😂, but what were the things people complained about their government that is still unsolved till this very day? Or what was the one thing you missed about their government?

This is one of the reasons people japa..
Not only because of jobs but also security

For me, it was her selfishness

She realized she had hurt me really bad. With tears in her eyes she said " please don't go, I love you, don't go 😢

The list continues....

Before you embark on your journey to that African country you have budgeted for, do well to check their what their official language is

Hassanmaye:

I hardly see them now, you are very observant may be oyinbo should give you job to monitor animal extinction

😂😂😂 😂

When I was a kid, I used to find it a lot, but now I haven't seen it for maybe more than 20 years. Is it extinct in all of Nigeria or just in my city?

Mine was Calabar. I love the roads and how clean they were

Also what made that country or city beautiful to you?

Just trying to get travel ideas now that I have my port as a fresher 😂. Time is ing.. I need to explore the world more.

I believe they are some persons who did all the right things and still didn't make it out rich...

Smilleydr:
Lousy and too much of posting on social media

Some of those girls never see morning food chop, but they will look for a video where a guy take Dem out and still post it.

... It's very annoying 😠..

Magnetic010:
edit your topic...the grammatical error is enough for anyone to refuse to settle with you

😂... I'm just seeing it 😂.... Edited

I'm single.... I for dey search into say my touch don spoil I say make I rest 😂... We singlehood not really send you here 😂

I created this topic because last week I heard a guy telling his friend that " I can't marry her because she is only concerned about social media.... She spent almost all her free time on TikTok......

"Back then, when white people came to Africa by sea, they were not treated as illegal immigrants; why today, when we try to go by sea to Europe, are we treated as illegal immigrants?"... GRAFFITI written by a migrant at the Nouadhibou detention center

dogo568:



I was hoping investors like dangote could come into the electricity problem but maybe I guessed wrong. People like him can help us achieve steady power you know?

If he fixes it do you know how much drop in sales his refinery will have? From commercial usage?

How can a country grow without a steady power supply

For the ones who lost hope in Nigeria. What is the thing that made you think " i guess people weren't wrong when they said that the best thing i could do is leave"

To live in Nigeria is hard. To leave Nigeria is hard... Nawa o....... Nowadays is expensive to live here and more expensive to leave here

Why has Jakpa trend greatly reduced

Is Abroad no longer worth it?
Or People can no longer afford exchange rates?

I'm a student and I need the service of a developer. Someone who can develop a functional blog site for anything less than #15000.... watsapp 0nine018six50six7nine

Here is the voice behind INDGERIA ( a blend of Afro beat and Indie) Bony like crazy No.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xIdsPfdKk

Here is the voice behind INDGERIA ( a blend of Afro beat and Indie) Bony like crazy No.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xIdsPfdKk

Here is the voice behind INDGERIA ( a blend of Afro beat and Indie) Bony like crazy No.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xIdsPfdKk

They is a big collaborative effort to create a music genre called INDGERIA.. It's a blend of Afro and Indie.... It will be launching soon.. so what do you think, bringing Indian's romantic feels into Afro?