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'White flag': Pope leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".
Vatican braces for huge crowds ahead of Pope's funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.
Chinese Catholics mourn Pope Francis, ponder Church's future
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» BAODING, China - In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China’s Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for their weekly meeting, the day after Pope Francis died.
Huge crowds expected for second day of pope lying in state
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Huge crowds were expected at St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body on the second day of public tributes ahead of the Catholic leader’s weekend burial.
Culture minister praises late pope
News, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Ministry of Culture is inviting the public to express their condolences at the Apostolic Nunciature to Thailand until Saturday, following Pope Francis's death on Monday.
Forget the film: Vatican is preparing for the real 'Conclave'
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY — As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from "Conclave", last year's hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing among the red-robed clerics.
Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis' body moved to Basilica
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores of Catholics and well-wishers expected to pay their respects to the beloved spiritual leader before he is laid to rest.
A stadium and a jersey for Argentina's 'Captain' Francis
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine football plans a slew of tributes to its late "Captain" Pope Francis, eulogized as the ultimate team player.
Kosovo's 'hidden Catholics' baptised as Pope Francis mourned
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» LLAPUSHNIK, Kosovo - Around the time the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, music floated out from a church in a Kosovo valley where dozens of Muslims were participating in an unusual ceremony: they were converting to Catholicism.
As world mourns, cardinals prepare pope's funeral
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Cardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader within three weeks.