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Thousands line up for second day to view pope

Mourners queued in their thousands for hours on Thursday to catch a last glimpse of Pope Francis’s body on the second day of public tributes as Italian authorities stepped up security arrangements ahead of his weekend funeral.

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Thousands say goodbye to Pope Francis lying in state

Tens of thousands of mourners began saying their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica Wednesday, as the body of the late Argentine pontiff began three days of lying in state...

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Yunus to join funeral of Pope Francis

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would join the funeral of Pope Francis, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser told BSS in Doha on Tuesday.

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Pope Francis’s funeral set for Saturday

Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from US president Donald Trump to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader.

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Pope Francis passes away: Vatican

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88...

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Pope takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd

Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff made a hoped-for holiday appearance, even circling St Peter’s Square in his popemobile.

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Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia...

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Pope returns home from hospital

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks being treated for breathing difficulties, but took time before leaving to thank well-wishers for their support.

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Pope to appear in public Sunday

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he was admitted on February 14.

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Pope spent ‘calm night’ in hospital

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for more than two weeks with double pneumonia, spent a ‘calm night’, the Vatican said on Sunday, after reporting he was in a stable condition.

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Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says

Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was ‘resting’ Monday, the Vatican said amidst global concern over the pontiff’s health.

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Use armed forces just for legitimate defence: Pope

Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defence, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said on Sunday, presiding over an outdoor mass despite a bout of bronchitis...

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Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders.

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Tintin, Popeye copyrights expiring in 2025

From ‘A Farewell to Arms’ to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday...

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Francis makes first visit by a pope to Corsica

Pope Francis arrived in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, on Sunday, with locals hotly anticipating the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.