Vietnam premier sends condolences to Vatican over Pope Francis’s passing
Vietnam News 13:13 22/04/2025Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has extended his condolences to the Vatican following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, after a prolonged illness, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Two papal deaths 20 years apart, one expected, the other a surprise
World 09:29 22/04/2025When Pope John Paul II died on the evening of April 2, 2005, the whole world knew it would be coming at any moment.
Pope's death prompts CONI to call for sporting postponements, minute's silence
World 09:28 22/04/2025The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) called for all sporting events due to take place in Italy on Monday to be postponed following the death of Pope Francis and for "a minute's silence to be observed at events throughout the week".
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement
World 15:27 21/04/2025VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
