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Mourners cram Vatican to pay respects to Pope Francis as in final day of lying in state
Tens of thousands of mourners converged on the Vatican on Friday for a last chance to pay their respects to the late Pope ...
As a diplomat, Pope Francis won breakthroughs and faced frustrations
Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...
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For Pope Francis, 'evil' was the pursuit, sale and use of weapons
N o Pope had ever kissed the feet of leaders, begging them to bring peace to their country. But in April 2019, Pope Francis ...
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Netanyahu eulogizes Pope Francis after days of silence, amid tensions over Gaza stance
In terse message, PM says Israel 'expresses its deepest condolences' to Catholics worldwide, after Jerusalem's muted response ...
Deleted condolence after pope's death revealed tension between Israel, Vatican
Following Pope Francis' death, Israel's initial restrained response, including deleting a condolence message, reflects ...
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Pope Francis’s Lesson of Love and Peace
Pope Francis created a will expressing his desire that just one word be inscribed on the stone marking his burial ...
All-Ireland Primate thanks God for ‘many blessings’ Pope Francis brought to the world during memorial mass
Thursday’s service was led by the All-Ireland Primate before he travels to the Vatican for Saturday’s papal funeral in St ...
'I fear a world without him': Pope Francis was a global influencer. Here's how he did it.
Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.