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30 April 2025

Cardinal Becciu will not take part in conclave to select the next Pope; Vaccination warning to Umrah and Hajj pilgrims; Harvard reports reveal antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, fear and exclusion
Clayborn Temple church on fire

29 April 2025

Date set for conclave to elect new Pope How US ‘Maga Catholics’ are lobbying cardinals; US activist cleric arrested for praying in US Capitol Rotunda; Martin Luther King campaign church severely damaged by fire
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28 April 2025

Thousands visit Pope Francis' tomb; Vatican enters nine days of mourning; Kashmir dispute spills over in London; St George’s Day re-assigned in church calendars to today
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25 April 2025

More than 100,000 people pay respects to Pope Francis; Conclave to elect his successor described as 'intimidating'; URC 'laments' impact of Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman; Presidents of Israel and Poland join Annual Auschwitz March
Vatican city

24 April 2025

Thousands are paying their respects to Pope Francis; Pope Francis’ changes ‘very difficult to put back in the box’; Protests at killing of 200 Christians in Nigeria; First Indian Hindu temple in Stoke-on-Trent officially opens
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23 April 2025

Pope Francis’ body will lie in state until funeral on Saturday; He told loyal nurse ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the Square’; Board of Deputies investigates all 36 signatories of FT Gaza letter; Eric Gill watercolour reinstated in Methodist Art Collection – with explanation

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