“May his focus on the ministry of charity continue to be an inspiration to us all,” President Joe Biden said Saturday.
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Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, passes away
Born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI succeeded Pope John Paul II as head of the Catholic Church in Vatican City.
Zelenskyy vows resilience after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s power, water sectors
Russia launched its fiercest attack in weeks, hitting power and water infrastructure in Ukraine amid freezing temperatures.
‘Senseless barbarism’: Russia pummels Ukraine’s power and water sectors: Live updates
Russia once again targeted Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, weaponizing winter with its largest attack in weeks. Live updates.
The health of retired pope Benedict XVI is ‘worsening,’ Vatican says
The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is stable but his condition remains serious.
Residents of Ibi participate in the 200-year-old tradition, Els Enfarinats
Residents of Ibi participate in a 200-year-old tradition of a moc
Pope Benedict XVI: His life in pictures
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on Dec. 31, 2022, at 95.
Days after Putin says he’s ready to negotiate, top Russian official issues threat: Ukraine updates
While fierce fighting continues in Ukrainian battlefields, the Kremlin’s propaganda war is intensifying. Live updates.
‘Exceptionally rare’ discovery shows a dinosaur ate a mammal around 120 million years ago
About 120 million years ago, the Microraptor zhaoianus ate an animal about the size of a mouse, proving dinosaurs did eat mammals.
Afghan women protest after Taliban bans women from university education
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers banned female students from attending universities effective immediately.