Former pope Benedict dies at age 95
Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, died on 31 December at age 95,…
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Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, died on 31 December at age 95,…
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Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, whose health has steadily been deteriorating, is "very ill" and he is praying for…
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The World Health Organization called Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill…
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Metallica on Monday announced a global tour and its forthcoming 12th studio album, "72 seasons," its first since 2016.
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Pope Francis on Tuesday removed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as president of the Catholic Church's worldwide charity arm Caritas Internationalis, along with its…
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Clad in a sequined bathrobe, Elton John signed off the final US concert of his farewell tour Sunday with a typically flamboyant show in Los Angeles, the city…
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Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "monstrosities, the tortured bodies" found in war-torn Ukraine, in prayers after his weekly audience.
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Religion should not be used as a prop for power, Pope Francis told an inter-faith meeting in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan next week, despite an injured knee, for a visit likely to be dominated by tensions in the Central Asian region following…
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Senegal will break new ground Monday as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women MPs take their seats in a newly elected legislature, stirring hopes of…
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Despite transforming history as beasts of burden essential for transporting goods and people, the humble donkey has long been woefully understudied.
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An independent inquiry into sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Portugal has so far gathered testimony from around 400 people, said the man leading the…
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Pope Francis will preside Sunday over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days…
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