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Cardinal accused of covering up sex abuse cases will close Pope Francis' coffin

Hindustan Times 25 Apr 2025
A retired US cardinal accused of helping cover up a sexual abuse case has been appointed to take part in the closing of Pope Francis's coffin ... Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St ... Peter's Square ... ....
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United by Difference: Pope Francis and Dr. Hong Tao-Tze. A Personal Memoir

Bitter Winter English 25 Apr 2025
Peter’s—a last and lasting moment ... His last message to the world, on Easter Day 2025, April 20, 2025, the day before he died, was his final public appearance for the “Urbi et Orbi” benediction, the blessing of the people of Rome and the entire world ... .
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Pope Francis dies at 88 in Vatican City

The American Israelite 24 Apr 2025
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit. Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images. Pope Francis attends the Urbi et Orbi Message to the World at the central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, on April 20, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican ... .
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A society without charity is doomed to failure

Taipei Times 24 Apr 2025
By Timothy Radcliffe / ROME. Every Easter, Christians remember how at the Last Supper, on the eve of Jesus’ crucifixion, hope seemed to be lost ... His final Easter Urbi et Orbi message is worth reflecting on ... 9 last year. Copyright. Project Syndicate. .
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Review: Hope; The Autobiography by Pope Francis

Hindustan Times 24 Apr 2025
He was 88. Pope Francis gestures from a balcony as the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) message is delivered, at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, in the Vatican, April 20, 2025. (Yara Nardi/REUTERS) ... (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP).
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Vatican reveals what Pope Francis said before his death, describes his final hours: ‘Gesture of farewell’

New York Post 23 Apr 2025
Peter’s Square to deliver the Urbi Et Orbi Blessing for Easter on April 20, 2025 ... were gathered for his Easter Sunday “Urbi et Orbi” blessing, which he gave from the balcony of St.
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Pontiff continued to surprise, inspire in last weeks

Hawaii Catholic Herald 23 Apr 2025
the bishop and the people,” he said March 13, 2013, before delivering his first blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and to the world) ... Peter’s Basilica for what would be his final “urbi et orbi” blessing.
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Mary McAleese: Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path

The Irish Times 23 Apr 2025
... that this was a man who was quite deliberately ignoring all the medical advice to rest in order to expend what he manifestly knew were his last breaths, to bless the town and the world, urbi et orbi.
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Hawaii mourns and honors Pope Francis

Hawaii Catholic Herald 23 Apr 2025
Many learned of the sad news on Easter Monday ... Bishop Larry Silva released a statement late April 20 ... Vicar General Msgr ... Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the day before his death, to deliver his “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”) message ... .
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The weak, not the crowds, caught Pope's eye: Cardinal

The Times of India 23 Apr 2025
Even his final message as the Roman pontiff—the urbi et orbi blessing on Easter Sunday—echoed his heartfelt concern for those affected by war and internal conflict in places like Gaza, Yemen, Syria, ...
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JD Vance reacts to 'crazy' viral timing surrounding his visit with Pope Francis immediately before ...

The Daily Mail 23 Apr 2025
The vice president spoke with reporters about his visit as he prepared to leave with his family from a visit in India ... U.S ... Vice President JD Vance, right, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing in St ... U.S ... .
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Timeline: Highlights of a historic pontificate

Hawaii Catholic Herald 23 Apr 2025
During the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis prayed and delivered his extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) during an evening prayer service from St.
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Pope Francis described death as “new beginning” before his passing

Newsner 23 Apr 2025
Pope Francis. Credit / Getty Images ... The 88-year-old died on Monday, April 21 after months of speculation relating to his ill-health ... Peter’s Square at the weekend, delivering his traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter Sunday ... Pope Francis ... .
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A progressive pope?

Dawn 23 Apr 2025
On his last full day on earth, Francis’ final Urbi et Orbi message delivered in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday decried the “contempt stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalised, ...
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Faithful gather to mourn Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica

The Spokesman-Review 23 Apr 2025
Eight Swiss Guards accompanied the procession, which was also attended by several dozen cardinals ... On Easter Sunday, Francis was last seen alive by the public as he rode in the popemobile across the square following the Urbi et Orbi blessing ... .
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