12 h. ago It's holy inappropriate! PRIEST is the latest mourner to take a selfie beside the pope's body

In a series of posts shared to Instagram , one Brazilian rector shared photos and videos from the Vatican, including a photo of himself next to the corpse of the pontiff.

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29 h. ago Pope Francis: thousands more pay respects on second day of lying in state

More than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body, after St Peter’s Basilica stayed open all night to cope with the huge crowds who had come to pay their final respects.The 16th-century basilica, where Francis’s simple wooden coffin is placed on the main altar, was scheduled to close at midnight on Wednesday but remained open until 5.30am to allow in those who still wished to enter. After just 90 minutes of cleaning, it was reopened at 7am. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Polish and Israeli presidents lead March of the Living at Auschwitz

The Polish and Israeli presidents have joined thousands of Israeli youth and others in an annual march at the former Auschwitz death camp on Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day

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35 h. ago Holocaust Remembrance Day and mourners at the Vatican: photos of the day – Thursday

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35 h. ago Holocaust Remembrance Day and Wicked tulips: photos of the day – Thursday

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36 h. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Pope College of Cardinals' Meeting

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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60 h. ago Outrage as Vice President JD Vance shows 'lack of respect' following Pope's death

The vice president was trailed by White House photographer Emily Higgins as he toured the iconic Vatican City before releasing pictures of his controversial visit

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3 d. ago Pope Francis mourners and a boy’s pigeon: photos of the day – Tuesday

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last month Donald Trump’s ‘war on woke’ is fast becoming a war on science. That’s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel

Contrary to claims by the US president, we have found that diversity initiatives result in better scientists and greater progressChristina Pagel is a member of Independent SageDonald Trump’s attacks on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since his January inauguration have been intense, indiscriminate and escalating. A tragic plane crash was baselessly blamed on DEI. All DEI programmes within public bodies have been ended and private contractors face cancellation if they also don’t comply. Webpages that defend religious diversity in the context of Holocaust remembrance have been taken down.Science and academia have been particularly targeted. Universities are threatened with losing federal funding if they support DEI. Government reports and government-funded research are being held back if they include prohibited terms such as “gender”, “pregnant person”, “women”, “elderly”, or “disabled”. Grants funded by the National Institutes of Health are being cancelled if they...

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