6 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in productive meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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7 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in historic meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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14 h. ago Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war with Ukraine.

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16 h. ago NFL’s love affair with Australian punters continues with Jeremy Crawshaw drafted by Denver Broncos

Crawshaw is poised to join fellow Australian punters Tory Taylor (Chicago), Mitch Wishnowsky (San Francisco), Michael Dickson (Seattle) and Cameron Johnston (Pittsburgh) in the NFL.

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16 h. ago They came to bury a pope, but ended up negotiating to end a war

Fifteen minutes. No aides. No flags, no formalities – just two men locked in a contest over Ukraine’s future, in the most unlikely of arenas.

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18 h. ago Pope’s coffin arrives at final resting place in Santa Maria Maggiore

Hundreds of thousands watched on as the Pope was carried to his final resting place in Santa Maria Maggiore.

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25 h. ago Pope Francis funeral as it happened: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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27 h. ago In the square, smartphones were held beside prayer cards. Then came Francis’ final act of quiet rebellion

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear that the church he left behind had been changed forever.

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29 h. ago ‘Build bridges, not walls’: A swipe at Trump in cardinal’s powerful homily for Francis

In a powerful and at times pointed homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has honoured the life and legacy of Pope Francis at his funeral.

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30 h. ago Dedicated and devout worshipers flock to farewell Pope Francis

The dedicated and devout poured into St Peter's Square as preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis reached their final hours.

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32 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Mass underway in St Peters Square as head of Catholic Church set to be laid to rest

About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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32 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Popemobile carries coffin to final resting place; Trump and Zelensky meeting pictured

About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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32 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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33 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: St Peters Basilica prepares for mass as head of Catholic Church set to be laid to rest

World leaders and ordinary mourners have gathered in St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis.

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33 h. ago Pope Francis ‘gave his life for all’ but he failed on one crucial challenge

Fr Frank Brennan says for the future of Catholicism, the next Pope must allow priests to marry, and do more to elevate women in the church.

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39 h. ago A quiet, sacred ceremony in one of the last steps on Pope’s final journey

In just hours, the streets of Rome will be flooded with mourners from around the globe as Pope Francis is laid to rest in the simple manner he requested.

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41 h. ago Youngest cardinal calls for peace, justice in Ukraine as Church bids farewell to Pope Francis

Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 Ukrainian children taken by force to Russia.

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45 h. ago The next Pope could be even ‘worse’ than Francis. Let’s hope so

The pontiff was dismissed as “woke” by MAGA conservatives, but he stood up for humanity against their weird cult, helping to redefine Catholicism along the way.

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45 h. ago Four lines from the Pope’s funeral service will make history

Amid all the languages used to remember the late pontiff, there will be one never before heard at a papal funeral: Chinese.

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59 h. ago Almost biblical in its timing, Francis’ funeral falls under the same shadow as his papacy

As the world teeters under the weight of war, its leaders, adversaries and allies alike will sit shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary – and historically charged – gathering.

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