Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, after some 250,000 mourners had paid their respects.
By Anne Preckel
On the eve of Pope Francis’ funeral Mass, his coffin has been solemnly sealed.
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A hushed Rome reckons with Pope Francis’s death
APThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of grey-clad nuns stood on St Peter’s Square and started to sing.
Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.
Every…
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China set to lift sanctions on MEPs in EU ‘charm offensive’ – DW – 04/25/2025
They’re just one of many bones of contention between the European Union and China: tit-for-tat Chinese sanctions targeting members of the European Parliament first imposed in 2021 after the EU slapped restrictions on Chinese officials the bloc…
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Annexing Canada, Xi calls, no third term ‘loopholes’: 9 things we learned from TIME’s Trump interview
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President Donald Trump sat for a wide-ranging interview with TIME on April 22, touching on tariffs, peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia, the Iran nuclear deal,…
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High-ranking Russian general killed in car bombing near Moscow amid Witkoff-Putin meeting
Key developments on April 25:
- High-ranking Russian general killed in car bombing near Moscow, as Witkoff meets with Putin
- Full text of US peace proposal at odds with Ukrainian, EU positions, Reuters reports
- Trump says Crimea ‘will stay with Russia,’…
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The United States Hosts Signing of Declaration of Principles Between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda
Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened the Signing of a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba…
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From hiding in the bathroom to Time’s most influential people list : Goats and Soda : NPR
Angeline Murimirwa of Zimbabwe has really racked up kudos for her work as head of CAMFED, a charity that has enabled…
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People eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns
Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.
“The stories we’ve been hearing are truly horrific,” Noah Taylor, the…
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