As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has had a difficult and complex relationship with the Vatican. In the passing of Pope Francis, Beijing loses…
An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as…
The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of…
Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more…
In the year 2000, over 5,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from a barge into the Marañón River, which…
Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died at…
Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended…
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering to repatriate hundreds of Venezuelans who were…
A 14-year-old girl was killed by a lioness outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi when she was snatched at a…