June 8, 2025
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20 yrs ago, 3 US presidents travelled together to mourn a pope. Not this time

Twenty years ago this month, President George W Bush landed in Rome to pay his respects to a deceased pope, John Paul II. He was the first sitting president to attend a papal funeral. But he was not alone: He had asked his predecessor, Bill Clinton, to ride along on Air Force One, along with […]

Argentines Mourn ‘Humble’ Pope and Native Son

At the cathedral mourners lined up to take photos of a framed photograph of the pope before a gilded altar. It was flanked by a papal tiara and a giant staff, meant to symbolize his pastoral work. In a notebook, they scrawled messages of condolences. “He was just different,” said Diana Pallais, 56, a Nicaraguan […]