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John Paul abuse claims trigger angry reaction from Poland

The fallout over an explosive Polish television report alleging that St. John Paul II covered up clergy sex abuses cases is escalating

The Independent UK

Daniel O'Donnell thanks fans for support after sudden death of his sister Kathleen

Kathleen was found dead at her home in Kincasslagh, Co Donegal on February 3 last month

Irish Mirror

Sleepover Killer: The serious probation failings over quadruple killer who murdered partner and three children

Authorities let ‘cold and psychopathic’ Damien Bendall stay at victims’ house despite prior domestic abuse and child sexual exploitation concerns

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis leads funeral of Benedict XVI as tens of thousands gather at Vatican

At his request, Benedict’s coffin is buried in the underground Vatican grottoes

The Independent UK

World's Catholics focus on funeral of former pope Benedict

Pope Francis will lead the funeral later today, Thursday, in the Vatican's St Peter's Square before Benedict's remains are placed in the vaults beneath the basilica. He will be buried in the tomb which held pope John Paul II's remains until 2011.

Radio France Internationale

Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China

The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an adviser to Taiwan’s leader at this week’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican’s uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China

The Independent UK

Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abuse

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI rarely got credit for having turned the Vatican around on clergy sexual abuse, but as cardinal and pope, he pushed through revolutionary changes to church law to make it easier to defrock predator priests

The Independent UK

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Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a reluctant pope who never wanted to be pontiff

The Independent UK

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95

The German theologian will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign. Pope Francis will celebrate his funeral Mass on Thursday, an unprecedented event in which a current pope will celebrate the funeral of a former one.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign has died

The Independent UK

Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95, conservative pontiff was first in 600 years to resign

Benedict XVI, the former pope who spent years in the Vatican upholding conservative Catholic teaching but who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, died Saturday, the Vatican announced. He was 95.

Los Angeles Times

Benedict's lasting mark on papacy will be his resignation

Although Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had a long and illustrious career as one of the Roman Catholic Church’s pre-eminent theologians, he will forever be known as the first pope in 600 years to resign

The Independent UK

Former pope Benedict dies at 95

ROME: Former pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95 in the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.

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The Independent UK

‘House of horrors’ where man killed pregnant girlfriend and three children to be demolished

Neighbours in adjoining property asked to be rehomed after drug addict Damien Bendall killed four people with claw hammer during a sleepover

Reuters

Rituals for Benedict's passing could be template for future ex popes

When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching.

Irish Mirror

Irish dad who lost seemingly healthy wife just weeks after diagnosis fights to lower bowel cancer screening age

On the one year anniversary of Susan Ricken’s death, her husband John Paul is campaigning to spread the message that bowel cancer isn't just "an old person's disease"

The Guardian - UK

An Elvis tribute artist from Wigan hits Memphis: Clémentine Schneidermann’s best photograph

‘I have been photographing John Paul ever since I saw him at a festival in Porthcawl at the age of eight, dressed in a beautiful white Elvis suit’

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Daily Record

Dumbarton dad to star in Elf the Musical - 12 months on from devastating cancer diagnosis

John Paul Lusk, 43, admits he could never have imagined starring in a stage show a year ago - with the cancer changing his outlook on life.

Daily Record

Killer walked into police station and admitted to 1980 cold case murder

John Paul confessed to officers at Hammersmith Police station last year that he had tied up and beat Anthony Bird in his West London home before robbing him over four decades ago.

Evening Standard

CCTV footage shows John Paul confessing to 1980 Kensington murder of Tony Bird, as he is jailed for life

He walked into Hammersmith Police Station and admitted the crime over 40 years on from the killing - and has now been jailed for at least 19 years

Daily Mirror

Killer walks into police station and confesses to murdering man found tied up in 1980

John Paul, 61, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of Anthony Bird in 1980 - the case remained unsolved until May 2021 when Paul walked into a police station to confess

Evening Standard

Man sentenced for murder committed more than 42 years ago

A man who walked into a police station and confessed to a murder that happened more than 40 years ago has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years.John Paul, 61 (19.05.61) of Ladbroke Grove, Kensington was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 4 November having…

Belfast Live

John Paul McDonagh murder: Joe Joyce sentenced for street battle killing of 18-year old

The victim died two days after sustaining a fatal wound to his lower left leg

The Independent UK

Man who walked into police station to confess to unsolved murder faces life in prison

John Paul confessed after walking into a police station last year

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