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Pope Francis’s body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday, Vatican says: Live updates
Ralph Fiennes in Conclave. (Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection)
When the pope dies, cardinals gather for a secret meeting — known as a conclave — to select a new pope. The process was depicted in the 2024 film, Conclave, which won an…
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Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse?
“The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” President Donald Trump declared in 2018 as he withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He has always claimed that…
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In last words, Pope Francis thanked his nurse ‘for bringing me back to the square’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported.
Among his last words were his…
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Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by…
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