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A poster of the pope at his primary school, Nuestra Senora de la Misericordia School in Flores, Buenos Aires

'One isn't born a saint': School nuns remember Pope Francis as a boy

Haiti is battling crises on multiple fronts, with widespread gang-related violence, a shaky government and faltering economy

Between cholera and violence

Gang-ravaged Haiti nearing 'point of no return', UN warns

US President Donald Trump, pictured with Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017, described the Argentine pontiff as a

Paying his respects

Trump says Pope Francis 'loved the world,' will attend funeral

Pete Hegseth (right) with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office

New allegations

Trump backs Pentagon chief despite new Signal chat scandal

Pope Francis, formerly Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio held membership of the San Lorenzo football club

Honorary club member

Messi, San Lorenzo bid farewell to football fan Pope Francis

Zelensky said the latest talks represented the 'right steps'

Pressing for halt

Ukraine delegation in London on Wednesday for peace talks: Zelensky

Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce

Brutal wave of attacks

Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce

Sri Lanka's Catholics marked the sixth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people with a silent march and demands for justice

Went above and beyond

Sri Lanka recalls Pope Francis' compassion on Easter bombing anniversary

People pray in front of a portrait of Pope Francis after mass in Manila

Country in mourning

'The voice of god': Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis

Francis was the first pope from the Americas and from the southern hemisphere

Champion of underdogs

Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould

Jean-Claude Hollerich is a specialist in European-Asian cultural relations and German literature

Including Luxembourg’s Archbishop

The papabili – 15 potential successors to Pope Francis

Up to a million Catholics attended a mass given by Pope Francis in Kinshasa, DR Congo, in 2023

Energetic reformer

African leaders praise Pope Francis's 'legacy of compassion'

Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor last year, calling for leaders to do more on abuse

Catholic nation

Prayers, disbelief in East Timor after Pope Francis death

Carlo Acutis, dubbed 'God's Influencer' or the 'Cyber Apostle', spent much of his short life spreading the Catholic faith online

First millennial saint

Vatican postpones sainthood for 'God's influencer' after pope's death

The faithful gathered at St. Peter's to remember Pope Francis after his death

Marking death of Pope

Stunned and sad, faithful gather at St Peter's to remember Francis

United in grief

World leaders react to death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died of a stroke aged 88

The Obelisco de Buenos Aires displayed an image of Pope Francis when he was hospitalized in February 2025

Complex relationship

Pope Francis's delicate ties with politics in Argentina

A video recovered from the phone of one of the slain aid workers, released by the Red Crescent, appeared to contradict the Israeli military's account

Gaza civil defence describes medic killings as 'summary executions'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came under intense scrutiny after accidentally discussing sensitive military operations in a group that mistakenly included a journalist

US defense chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US media

El Salvador's Bukele (L) is a key ally of US President Donald Trump, who has launched a wide-ranging crackdown on migrants in his country

Constitutional crisis

El Salvador offers to swap US deportees with Venezuela

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol has rejected the charges of insurrection against him over his short-lived declaration of martial law

South Korea ex-president back in court for criminal trial

Donald Trump has delivered several memorable quotes in his second term as US president

Outrageous remarks

Trump in his own words: 100 days of quotes

Nayib Bukele (L) is a key player in Donald Trump's deportations policy

'Humanitarian agreement'

El Salvador's president proposes prisoner exchange with Venezuela

French Ecologist party deputy Francois Ruffin was among lawmakers who had their visas cancelled by Israel

Diplomatic tensions

Israel cancels visas for French lawmakers

A video recovered from the phone of one of the slain aid workers, released by the Red Crescent, appeared to contradict the Israeli military's account

Israel says Gaza medics' killing a 'mistake', to dismiss commander

Erdogan declared 2025 the 'year of the family' in a bid to address Turkey's declining fertility rate

Turkey bans elective C-sections at private medical centres

A draft order shows President Donald Trump is considering severe cuts to US diplomacy, especially in Africa

Diplomacy under threat

Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power: draft plan

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