•A photo of the late Pope Francis displayed during mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne yesterday Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced today, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader. The Argentine pontiff, 88, d...
•Late Pope Francis Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, according to his death certificate released by the Vatican yesterday. The 88-year-old Catholic leader died yesterday morning, almost a month after having been discharged from five weeks in hospital where he nearly succumbed to double pneumonia, r...
•Late Pope Francis The four Serie A matches scheduled to take place today have been postponed to a later date following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian top flight said in a statement. Udinese’s game at Torino, Fiorentina’s visit to Cagliari, Genoa’s match against Lazio and Juventus’ trip to Parma will be rescheduled to […]...
•Real Madrid hold a minute-silence in honour of the late as Pope Francis Real Madrid players observed a minute’s silence before training today as tributes poured in from across La Liga after the death of football-mad Pope Francis at 88. “Real Madrid wishes to express its condolences to the whole Catholic community in the face […]
Following the death of Pope Francis today Easter Monday, the Catholic Church has entered a period known as sede vacante, which is Latin for “the seat being vacant”. This triggers the centuries-old process of selecting a new pope, reports AFP. With no clear frontrunner, attention has turned to a number of high-ranking cardinals considered poten...
•Late Pope Francis Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has died at age 88. He died today at 7:35am, a day after making a much-hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, reports AFP. Following the recent news concerning Pope Francis, numerous world leaders have extended their heartfelt condolences, reflecting the deep respect an...
•Late Pope Francis Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has died aged 88. He died today at 7:35 am, a day after making a much-hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy […]
•Pope Francis Pope Francis will make his first public appearance tomorrow with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he was admitted on February 14. The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling pneumonia in both lungs after being hospitalised for breathing difficulties, reports AFP. “Pope Francis intends to wave and...
•Pope Francis Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing “crisis” yesterday which caused him to vomit but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said. The episode came just hours after a Vatican source said the 88-year-old pontiff’s condition was no longer considered critical, following a series of incremental imp...
•Pope Francis Pope Francis showed further improvement today, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that “the prognosis remains reserved” for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father in the last 24 hours have shown a further, slight improvement,” said the Vatican in a statement, adding that a CT scan of ...
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