At what was to be a somber goodbye for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, a style controversy hijacked part of the attention and it involved President Donald Trump, Prince William, and an ocean of blue suit-wearing men.Trump, who prides himself on his own personal style, wore a blue suit, a light blue […]
Cardinals from all over the world have begun convening in Rome to prepare to hold a conclave to select a successor for Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. As the Catholic Church stands at a pivotal transition, eyes turn to the men who will eventually select its new leader […]
Several photos appearing to show US President Donald Trump sleeping during Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome went viral on social media on Saturday, fuelling online debate and criticism.Trump, 78, was seated in the front row alongside First Lady Melania Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the ceremony. Soon after proceedings began, social media users […]
(AP photo) VATICAN CITY: Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. US President Donald Trump, who had clashed with the pope on those issues, […]
President Trump, it seems, is fully committed to going his own way when it comes to international relations — even during the funeral of a pope. On Saturday, as he joined other world leaders to pay his respects to Pope Francis, he stood in St. Peter’s Square among President Emmanuel Macron of France (who was […]
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World leaders and dignitaries have converged on St. Peter’s Square to honor Pope Francis at his funeral World leaders including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and EU officials have gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where around 200,000 mourners gathered to pay their last tributes to Pope Francis. Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 from heart […]
Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump, left, on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican, May 24, 2017 (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump, who has differences with Pope Francis over ideologies, will attend his funeral on Saturday. Pope Francis took his last breath on Easter Monday. Pope Francis and Trump have […]
Nuns wait before a rosary prayer outside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the late Pope Francis will be buried in Rome (Image: AP) VATICAN CITY: Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square, but the group of poor […]
A student looks at a display of memorabilia from the 2015 visit of the late Pope Francis at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. (Image: AP) TACLOBAN: Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered […]
