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'Feels Like History': The People Waiting Hours to Bid Pope Francis Farewell
Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for Francis' funeral for a historic moment for the Catholic Church—and the ...
‘He Was Like Family’: Faithful Descend on St. Peter’s Square for Pope’s Funeral
Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came ...
Pope Francis laid to rest after 250,000 attend funeral service
Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square ...
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Trump and Zelenskyy briefly discuss the Russia-Ukraine war while at Pope Francis’ funeral
The Vatican long ago had offered to help facilitate peace talks and Francis had regularly called for peace and dialogue from ...
A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...
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Von der Leyen, Trump to meet after brief interaction at pope’s funeral
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Saturday to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, her spokeswoman said, amid a mounting trade war between Europe and the U.S.
Why the Dutch royals were absent from Pope Francis' funeral - as Europe's monarchs joined world leaders to honour late pontiff
The Dutch royal family were notably absent from a delegation of European royals who attended the funeral of Pope Francis ...
Trump questions Putin’s intentions after meeting with Zelensky ahead of pope’s funeral
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held crunch war talks in the heart of the Vatican ...
Trump: Putin ‘tapping me along’ with Russia strikes on Ukraine
President Trump on Saturday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along after the latest ...
'Ciao Francesco', Romans wave goodbye to the pope they adopted
Romans cheered, clapped and cried on Saturday as they watched the simple, open-topped, white "pope-mobile" carry Francis' ...
Who Was the American Who Did the First Reading at Pope Francis’ Funeral Mass?
The honor of delivering the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral Mass on Saturday fell to Kielce Gussie, an American who ...
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Mighty and meek bid farewell to Pope Francis at funeral where he is remembered as pope of the people
Some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass and tens of thousands more lined the motorcade route, clapping and cheering ...