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Gunmen open fire on tourists in Himalayan region, killing at least one, police say
At least one tourist has been killed and 13 others injured in a suspected terror…
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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response…
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Who will be the next pope? Here are some possible candidates
An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as…
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How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when…
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On Ecuador’s cocaine coast, with a fisherman who turned to smuggling
“One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.” He’s a fisherman by trade, born…
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What happens next after Francis’ death? How the Catholic Church will pick a successor
The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and…
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Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms
Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and…
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This 1,000-mile river suffered decades of oil spills. Now it’s a legal person, things could change
In the year 2000, over 5,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from a barge into…
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Pope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies at 88
Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic…
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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping…