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Who is Kevin Farrell, the cardinal running the Vatican until the next pope is chosen?

The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.

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Experts talk realism of Conclave movie: ‘Gets a lot of the details right’

After the death of Pope Francis, experts weigh in on how much the real-life papal election will mirror the hit Oscar-winning movie

The Guardian - US

New papal burial rites established at Pope Francis' request

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he frequently prayed.

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What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was so devoted to…

The Conversation

Pope Francis Makes History in Death: Will Be First Pontiff Buried Outside Vatican in Over a Century

Pope Francis to become the first pope in over a century to be buried outside the Vatican, choosing a final resting place at the Basilica of St Mary Major.

International Business Times UK

Pope Francis and Laudato Si’: an ecological turning point for the Catholic Church

On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no half measure: it took many Catholics by surprise with its uncompromising conclusions and call for an in-depth transformation of our lifestyles. In France, it…

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Streets of Rome fill with gossip after latest Pope news

Rumours have taken on a life of their own, fuelled by conspiracy theories and memes

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3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again

Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.

The Conversation

These are the world’s oldest religious leaders

The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th

The Independent UK

The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values

As the sporting world and fans await the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the Paralympic Games, eight Catholic dioceses in Greater Paris have already ignited their own Olympic flame by organizing the “Holy Games.” The project is a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Paris and the French…

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Cabrini review – lushly mounted hagiography of the first US saint to be canonised

Biopic of an Italian nun who moves to New York to build orphanages in the slums portrays her as wholly holy in her mission

The Guardian - UK

Pope Says Has Chosen His Tomb -- In Rome, Not Vatican

Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Shock of the old: 10 scandalous vintage medicines – from asthma cigarettes to cocaine wine

Cure any ailment! Never known to fail! Early medicine adverts made grand claims but they look alarming today

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: in an age of catastrophe is there still a place for utopian dreams? Or might our shared vulnerability be the key?

As utopian oases dry up, a desert of banality, and bewilderment spreads …

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Calls for Pope Benedict's sainthood make canonizing popes seem like the norm – but it's a long and politically fraught process

Like many others around the world, I watched the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI live on the internet. Before the service began, an unexpected announcement came over the loudspeakers requesting that members of the assembled crowd refrain from raising any banners or flags. Nevertheless, toward the end of the…

Salon

The New Right's heated family feud

"Integralists" battle "national conservatives" over religion, capitalism and the far-right conquest of America

The Independent UK

Why the Qatar World Cup is a betrayal of everything Jules Rimet stood for

The World Cup’s founding father stood up for the working class and saw football as a place for equality to thrive

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