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4/21/2025 2:30:58 PM
A hush reigned over the normally boisterous St Peter's Square on Monday as the faithful and the curious alike gathered at the seat of Catholicism to mark the death of Pope Francis.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2025 2:28:33 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, expressed deep sorrow on Monday following the death of Pope Francis, calling him a “distinguished humanitarian and dear friend.”
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/21/2025 1:34:45 PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, calling him a friend of Palestinians, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2025 12:41:14 PM
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday mourned the death of Pope Francis, praising the late pontiff's enduring legacy as a global advocate for peace, justice, and interfaith dialogue.
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Sports
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World
4/21/2025 12:36:43 PM
The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis.
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World
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International
4/21/2025 12:07:23 PM
Here are some key dates in the life of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, who died on Monday aged 88:
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World
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4/21/2025 10:11:55 AM
Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday, aged 88, just a day after greeting delighted worshippers after Easter Mass.
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World
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International
4/20/2025 2:18:48 PM
Pope Francis briefly met US vice-president JD Vance on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the Republican concluded a visit to Rome over the Easter weekend.
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World
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International
4/20/2025 1:25:58 PM
Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter's Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the 88-year-old pontiff's frail health that has kept him from most Holy Week events.
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World
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International
4/19/2025 4:30:13 PM
US Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican's second-highest official on Saturday, in which they discussed the thorny issue of refugees just two months after Pope Francis incurred the wrath of the White House after lambasting the new US administration over its migration policies.
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World
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International
4/6/2025 2:19:19 PM
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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World
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International
3/29/2025 8:32:05 PM
Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.
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World
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International
3/23/2025 3:50:22 PM
Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to cheering crowds and thanking everyone for their support.
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World
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International
3/22/2025 7:06:22 PM
Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli Hospital where he was admitted on February 14 with breathing problems.
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World
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International
3/19/2025 10:07:08 PM
Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old's clinical condition was "improving" after more than one month in hospital.
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World
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International
3/16/2025 9:53:08 PM
The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis on Sunday since his hospitalisation over a month ago, showing the pontiff celebrating mass earlier in the day from the chapel in his hospital suite.
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World
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International
3/15/2025 8:03:23 PM
How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly?
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World
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3/11/2025 12:18:53 PM
Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, the Vatican said Tuesday, a day after it indicated for the first time that the 88-year-old pontiff could soon be discharged after spending more than three weeks being treated for double pneumonia.
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World
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International
3/10/2025 3:07:42 PM
Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery on Monday from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might look like.
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World
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International
3/9/2025 4:10:01 PM
Pope Francis, who is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers Sunday as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer in person.
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