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Thursday 7 May, 2026 Ten members of the Francis House Children's Hospice care team are taking part in Manchester's biggest running event. It is that time of year again when supporters of Francis House are preparing to conquer the streets of Manchester to raise funds at the Great Manchester Run...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has fought one mixed martial arts fight since leaving the UFC in 2022. He made quick work of Renan Ferreira at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants, but that was 18 months ago. "The Predator" returns to the cage on May 16 on the Most Valuable ...

21 April 2025 at 11:48 Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta Pope Francis dies at 88: His legacy, final days alive, health challenges & what follows Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church is dead. The

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VATICAN CITY - The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an open coffin, was carried in a solemn procession on Wednesday (April 23)  from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica. Red-hatted cardinals, priests, candle-carrying friars and helmeted Swiss Guards walked slowly into the vast, sunlit esplanade as

He asked to be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, according to a Vatican statement...

Pope Francis was well known for his environmental activism. Time called him the “Climate Pope” for his prominent role in the global climate movement. He consistently talked about the consequences of human action on the planet and described the destruction of the environment as a “structural sin,” calling on people to act with urgency...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, suffered an 'isolated' breathing crisis,  the Vatican said today. Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications. The coughing fit, known as bronchial spasm, forced him to use an