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A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked-eye spectacle. Comet SWAN, hailing from the Oort...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine's Kherson region

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine's southern Kherson ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

China warns countries against making trade deals with the US unfavorable to Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment. Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea ha...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after the...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontif...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argen...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

AP PHOTOS: Colorful hats and costumes light up annual NYC Easter Parade

NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City on Sunday. This gallery, curated by Associated Pres...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certifica...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italia...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Mu...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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