[ad_1] CNN — French nun Sister André, the world’s oldest known person, died on Tuesday at the age of 118 in the southern city of Toulon. The city’s mayor, Hubert Falco, announced the news of her death on Twitter, writing that “it is with immense sadness and emotion that I …
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI funeral: Pope Francis makes modern history as he presides over predecessor’s funeral
[ad_1] Rome CNN — Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City marked by pomp and tradition. The funeral marked the first occasion in modern times that a pontiff had presided over the funeral of his …
Read More »‘Do something good’ this Christmas, Pope Francis says
[ad_1] Rome CNN — Pope Francis asked people this Christmas to “do something good,” during his homily at Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Saturday. “God does not want appearances, but concreteness,” the Pope said. “May we not let this Christmas pass without doing something good.” …
Read More »Incoming congressman’s claims his grandparents fled the Holocaust contradicted by genealogy records
[ad_1] CNN — Claims by incoming Republican Rep. George Santos that his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” as Ukrainian Jewish refugees from Belgium who changed their surname to survive are contradicted by sources reviewed by CNN’s KFile including family trees compiled by genealogy websites, records on Jewish refugees and interviews with …
Read More »Pope Francis signed resignation letter in case of bad health
[ad_1] Rome CNN — Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him becoming “impaired.” Francis made the comment in an interview with Spanish news outlet ABC, published Sunday, when asked what would happen if …
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