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This Week in History: Columbine, an apocalypse in Texas, and the loss of a Prince

Explore how major events between 20 and 26 April were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Apr 20

How the cardinals will decide who to vote for in the conclave

The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the church credible and relevant today

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s foreign policy

When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of…

The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025

Joining the Hitler Youth was not a choice, it was mandatory

Letters: Edward Ward and Sally Juniper respond to a letter on Pope Benedict XVI

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

Pope meets with Benedict's aide amid funeral, book fallout

Pope Francis has met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Thousands bid farewell to former Pope Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by Pope Francis

Bells tolled and the crowd in St. Peter’s square applauded as pallbearers emerged from a fog-shrouded St. Peter’s Basilica and placed Benedict’s simple cypress coffin before the altar in the square outside.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral celebrated by pope

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

WEKU · Jan 5, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI buried at Vatican after thousands gather for funeral

Police estimated some 100,000 would be attending Thursday morning’s funeral service

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Thousands pour into St Peter's for funeral of Pope Benedict XVI

More than 100,000 people are believed to be attending in the hope of taking part in a requiem mass to mark the occasion

Wales Online · Jan 5, 2023

Thousands gather for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral

Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, hoping to pay final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring and participate in a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

France 24 · Jan 5, 2023