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Pilgrims, tourists in St. Peter's Square for Easter express shock over Pope's death
Thousands of tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news of the death of Pope ...
Why Canadian voters living in the Big Apple have a growing interest in the federal election
Canadian voters living in New York are following the federal election — a race that's been dominated by the country's ...
Pope Francis set the Vatican on a path toward tolerance in a changing world
Longtime Vatican observers say that along with Francis’s radical refocusing of Church priorities came a hierarchical overhaul ...
5 ex-world junior hockey players plead not guilty to sexual assault as jury selection starts in London, Ont.
Five former NHL players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room after a gala celebrating Canada's 2018 world junior hockey win have pleaded not guilty as their trial got ...
Ahead of conclave, cardinals meet at the Vatican for Pope Francis funeral preparations
Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis's funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead ...
What happens when a pope dies? Inside the Vatican's historic, symbolic rituals
There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take ...
Pope Francis invited the world to 'move forward together,' St. John's archbishop says
The Archbishop of St. John's says he'll remember Pope Francis as someone who was not afraid to face controversy, and someone ...
'Worse than death': Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh's secret prisons during former regime
As Bangladesh tries to rebuild a robust democracy following the student-led uprising that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, a clearer ...