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Israel opens new Gaza evacuation route amid intensified ground assault
GAZA CITY: The Israeli military announced the opening of a temporary new evacuation route on Wednesday to allow civilians to…
Pope Leo takes first trip outside Vatican, visiting shrine near Rome
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday, heading about an hour's…
Robert Prevost elected first American pope, takes name Leo XIV
Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old cardinal from Chicago, was elected on Thursday as the new pope - the first American ever…
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three…
Prevost, first U.S. pope, supported Francis and shunned spotlight
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Robert Prevost, the choice of the world's Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member…
White smoke signals election of a new pope
A joyous crowd in St. Peter’s Square cheered and applauded as the first puffs of smoke emerged. (AP pic) VATICAN…
Cardinals elect a new pope to lead Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY: Cardinals chose a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Thursday, sending up white smoke…
White Smoke Emerges At Vatican As New Pope Is Elected
LONDON, May 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a…
Cardinals Vote Again as Papal Conclave Enters Day Two
VATICAN CITY: Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat…
What does a pope do?
THE Vatican's papal conclave to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis gets…
Popemobile converted into clinic for Gazan children
Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be turned into a children’s clinic in Gaza before his death. (AP…
New York cardinal says Trump AI pope image ‘wasn’t good’
ROME -U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s posting of an AI-generated photo showing himself as…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet Czech president in Prague on Sunday
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit the Czech Republic on Sunday and meet its president, Petr Pavel,…
Trump posts AI-generated photo of himself as pope
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope ahead of this…
World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116
BRASÍLIA: The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died Wednesday at the age of 116, having barely survived…
Pope Francis interview with Scorsese featured in new documentary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A new documentary from Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will feature a conversation with the late Pope Francis…
Filipino Cardinal Tagle, the 'Asian Francis', is papal contender
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian…
Cardinals hope for swift papal vote as conclave nears
VATICAN CITY: A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded…
New pope will likely move slowly to enact any change
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Unlike U.S. President Donald Trump, who has lost no opportunity to demolish his predecessor's policies, the…
Trump celebrates tumultuous 100 days in office
WARREN: Donald Trump celebrated Tuesday the first 100 days of what is already one of the most radical and far-reaching…
Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total…
Crowds bid farewell to Pope Francis in first day of lying in state
VATICAN CITY: Tens of thousands of mourners paid last respects to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica Wednesday, on the…
Cardinals To Gather For Papal Conclave On May 7, Says Vatican
LONDON, April 28 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The Vatican on Monday announced that cardinals from around the world will meet next month…
OK to say ‘RIP’? Here’s what preachers advise Muslims to use instead to express respect and sympathy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s recent gesture in raising his hands during the funeral of…
Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope
POPE FRANCIS smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas and the…
Conclave to elect new pope to start on May 7, cardinals meet
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church…
Putin announces surprise Ukraine truce for May 8-10
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow’s World War II…
Rubio says Russia-Ukraine Peace deal needs to happen soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine needs…
Malaysian ministers attend Pope Francis’ funeral alongside world leaders
KOTA KINABALU, April 27 — Malaysia's Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman…