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‘He was humble and close to the people’: Catholics pay respects to Pope Francis

Worshippers gathered in Rome for the Easter weekend reflect on legacy of pontiff who pushed the limits

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: The Argentine Pope who was a voice for the poor and marginalised

The 88-year-old pontiff had been recovering from pneumonia.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis: A life in pictures

Some of the defining images of the life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff.

Euronews

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Convalescing Pope Francis greets Palm Sunday crowds in person

The head of the Catholic Church has appeared publicly for the second time since being discharged from hospital.

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis cancels weekly prayer appearance as 88-year-old Pontiff spends third day in hospital with bronchitis

The 88-year-old Pontiff was said to be in stable condition after spending third day in hospital

Evening Standard

Pope Francis Urges Catholic Church To Welcome Dialogue And Put Aside Political Battles

The pontiff opens synod on synodality, sparking hope for change among progressives and concern among conservatives.

Zenger

In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees

Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square.

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Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square

A day after leaving the hospital, where he was treated for bronchitis, Pope Francis presides over Mass at St. Peter’s Square before 60,000 faithful to start Holy Week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vatican gives health update on Pope Francis as he's treated in hospital for bronchitis

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, in one of several updates on Friday, also said that Francis will be in St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass at the start of Holy Week

Daily Mirror

All the places Manchester Christmas Markets 2023 could - and should - go amid big change

Manchester Christmas Markets is set to have a NEW hub for the 2023 return - so where should it be? The M.E.N's Dianne Bourne assesses all of the options

Manchester Evening News

Thousands bid farewell to former Pope Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by Pope Francis

Bells tolled and the crowd in St. Peter’s square applauded as pallbearers emerged from a fog-shrouded St. Peter’s Basilica and placed Benedict’s simple cypress coffin before the altar in the square outside.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral celebrated by pope

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

WEKU

Benedict XVI: thousands expected to pay respects to former pope

Benedict’s body displayed in chapel of the Vatican monastery and will lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica

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The new Manchester hotel in an "amazing location" with rooms from £75 a night

"It was a joy to peek out of the window"

Manchester Evening News

'The big man has landed': Santa is back in St Peter's Square for Christmas

The huge light-up Santa figure has taken up his spot on St Peter's Square for the festive period

Manchester Evening News

Remembrance Day Parade and Manchester ceremony - dates, time, route confirmed

"Remembrance Sunday gives us an opportunity to reflect on past and present conflicts"

Manchester Evening News

When Manchester's Christmas Lights switch on - and where to find Big Santa

Festive sparkle will soon be across the city

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John Paul I, 'Smiling Pope' for a month, moves towards sainthood

Pope John Paul I, who died in 1978 after only 33 days as pontiff, moved closer to sainthood on Sunday with the Vatican still having to dismiss lingering conspiracy theories that he was a victim of foul play.

Manchester Evening News

Fury and relief over plans to ban smoking in outdoor areas in Manchester

Plans have been introduced to ban smoking in spaces around Manchester city centre

Reuters

Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis

Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and a French hermit monk assassinated in Algeria.

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