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AFP/APP Vatican City:Cardinals will take part in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of the event's key terms: Camerlengo Between the death or resignation of a pope and the…

AFP/APP Vatican City: Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died. Here are some notable…

AFP/APP Vatican City: With Pope Francis laid to rest, the world's cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a successor. So what exactly does a pope do? Here is a rundown of the main responsibilities of the pontiff, the head of the…

AFP/APP Vatican City: Pope Francis, who died this week at the age of 88 from a stroke at the Vatican, will be buried on Saturday. World leaders and worshippers are expected to attend his funeral before a conclave of cardinals is convened…

AFP/APP Washington: TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Pope Francis and Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar, leader of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque, took a historic step toward promoting interfaith harmony and environmental action during the Pope's visit to Indonesia, as…

AFP/APP Seattle: Thousands of Boeing factory workers in the United States walked off the job on Friday following an overwhelming vote to reject a proposed contract, marking the company's first strike in 16 years. The strike, which…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Joe Biden downplayed Russian threats of war during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, focusing on discussions about whether Ukraine should be allowed to fire Western-supplied…

AFP/APP Rome: Pope Francis criticized both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being "against life" during his return to Rome from a 12-day Asia-Pacific tour. The 87-year-old pontiff made the comments while addressing journalists onboard the…

AFP/APP Rancho Palos Verdes: Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his anti-migrant rhetoric despite facing backlash for promoting a conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants. As both he and election rival Kamala Harris took their…