Pope Francis’s funeral to be held on Saturday
Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday. Francis, 88, died unexpectedly on Monday after s...
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How a new Pope will emerge and possible candidates?
AP The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then bu...
Cardinal Kevin Farrell to preside over Pope Francis rite and placement of body in coffin
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the rite of the ascertainment of death of Pope Francis and placement of his body in the coffin on Monday evening. ...
Pope Francis is dead, dies at 88
Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church who sought to modernise the Vatican’s pastoral and public priorities, has died at the age of 88. On Monday, the Vatican announced the deat...
Man dies in shootout with police after claiming he was ‘Jesus’
A man who said he was “Jesus and God” during a domestic dispute in the United States with his parents was shot and killed by police. According to a press release from the Polk Count...
Parents who left 2-year-old in hot car for death sentenced to 70 Years in prison
An Arkansas couple pleaded guilty to murder and will now spend decades in prison after their 2-year-old son died when he was left in a hot car along with three of their other children. According to a ...
Nigeria exempted as Trump plans to shut down six U.S. embassies in Africa
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to shut down 10 embassies and 17 consulates, while also cutting or merging staff at several other diplomatic missions abroad. The closures and staffing cuts...
Peru’s ex-president and first lady sentenced to 15 years in prison
Peru’s former president, Ollanta Humala, has been found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 15 years in prison. A court in the capital, Lima, said he had accepted illegal funds from the ...
Harvard hit with $2.2 bln funding freeze for defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-...
French prisons come under attack overnight
…Manhunt underway French justice minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed on Tuesday that attacks had been carried out overnight on several French prisons, and added he would travel to the southern ci...
Pope seen at St Peter’s Basilica without usual papal attire
Pope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday. The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors while sat in a wheelchair, wearing bl...
Trump revokes all visas for South Sudanese
The United States led by President Donald Trump is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese nationals and halting the entry of new arrivals from the African country. The US Secretary of State, Marco ...
