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Pope Francis death updates: PM suspends election campaign, Trump to attend funeral after leader of Catholic Church dies aged 88
Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Follow our coverage.
- by Lynette Eyb, Chris Paine and Angus Dalton
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Cardinals rush to Rome to prepare for Pope’s funeral and conclave
With his final wishes, Pope Francis reaffirmed his lifelong embrace of humility, even in death.
- by Rob Harris
Sex, spies and a stalker: The campaign to pardon the woman at heart of infamous scandal
Christine Keeler’s story is so notorious it featured in the Netflix hit The Crown and helped usher the Swinging Sixties into Britain. Her son just wants to clear her name.
- by Rob Harris
The story behind J.D. Vance’s unlikely visit with Pope Francis
Donald Trump’s vice president had come on the busiest weekend of the church’s Jubilee year, expecting a meeting with a sickly pope who had condemned his policies.
- by Natalie Allison
Who will be the next pope? These are some of the top contenders
Predicting the next pope can be a fool’s errand. Still, there are always front runners, and here are some being talked about to succeed Pope Francis.
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Well-travelled Pope never made it to Australia – or to his home country
Francis travelled to many countries, drawing immense crowds. Despite a concerted push by Australian Catholics, he never made it here, not even on his way to Timor-Leste.
- by Tony Wright
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In the Pope’s final days, doctors pleaded with him to rest. But Francis had a final mission
In the end, it was not the solemn corridors of a hospital ward that bore witness to the Pope’s final days, but the sun-drenched square of St Peter’s Basilica.
- by Rob Harris
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Pope Francis saw the need for women’s genius in the church
Francis included women in positions of church authority as never before, part of his combat with clericalism.
- by Susan Connelly
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Russia-Ukraine war
Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price
After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House, Trump is preparing to walk away from the problem entirely.
- by Peter Hartcher
As it happened: Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church dies at 88
Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has confirmed. Follow our coverage.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Josefine Ganko and Lynette Eyb
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What Francis achieved as Pope – and where he failed
Some cardinals expected Francis to be a caretaker pope, yet in just 12 years he reshaped the church in ways that will not be easy to reverse or ignore.
- by Barney Zwartz
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