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Lawyers for hundreds of survivors argue Gregory Aymond should be questioned under oath about role in the clergy abuse crisisA group of attorneys representing clergy abuse survivors is ramping up pressure to get the archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Ay…
The 135 Roman Catholic cardinals eligible to vote will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide church’s next leaderEurope live – latest updatesCatholic cardinals from all over the world will converge under Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel…
Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the wayWhen asked about Donald Trump’s Easter morning post wishing a happy holiday to “the Radical Left Lunatics … fighting and scheming so h…
Mourners express sadness and gratitude, while special mass in St Peter’s Square attracts 200,000 peopleThousands of people queued to visit Pope Francis’s tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica the day after heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousa…
Thi live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Report from the Vatican: Pilgrims and powerful come together for funeralIn pictures: the day’s best imagesAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reig…
Italian PM and pontiff could not have been further apart on issues such as migration, climate crisis and economyIt is an awkward weekend for Giorgia Meloni. The Italian leader will host a gathering of world leaders to say goodbye to a much-revered pope…
Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoys Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded ‘deeply inappropriate’Protests at one of the most controversial concerts of the year, labelled “shocking and deeply inappropriate”, failed to materialise on Fr…
They date back to the 16th century when mercenaries first served Pope Julius II and form the world’s smallest armyWith their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, the Vatican Swiss Guards are often likened by curious …
More than 150,000 mourners have queued for hours to pay respects to pontiff before coffin is sealed on FridayPope Francis obituaryEurope live – latest updatesMore than 150,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis’s body as the Vatica…
More than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body, after St Peter’s Basilica stayed open all night to cope wi…