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The Vatican confirms that Pope Leo has (today) had an audience with the president of Peru, and will also meet Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy.

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The oldest extant basilica in Rome, and the mother church of the Dominicans. The historic door contains the earliest known images of the three crosses from the hill of Calvary.

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Three embassies to the Vatican share this office building — Ireland, the UK, and Ukraine.

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I took this picture yesterday at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. Memorials to Leo XII and Leo XIII. Cardinal Prevost was a frequent visitor to the college (he has many Irish friends), so we should expect Leo XIV to join his predecessors at some point.

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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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Cardinal Czerny told me today that papabile lists are an “indoor sport”. He’s right. But, for what it’s worth (viz., not much), here’s my updated list (alphabetically): Grech (68, Malta) Parolin (70, Italy) Pizzaballa (60, Italy) Tagle (67, Philippines) Zuppi (69, Italy)

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The view from our @BBCR4Sunday broadcasting point this morning — a rooftop overlooking St Peter’s Square. If buildings can be photogenic, this must be the most photogenic building in the world.

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President Donald Trump's White House slammed Amazon's plans to list the prices of Trump's tariffs next to products it sells online.

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Sorry to sound gushing, but I feel so incredibly privileged to have been in Rome this week. Exploring the legacy of Francis and his contributions to our shared lives has taught me so much. It has been inspiring. Weeks like this are why I became a journalist.

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Anti-Trump protests sweep America for the second time in weeks

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Passing Over A missing person report: he has disappeared; a crime scene without a body.

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Piero della Francesca’s fresco “The Resurrection” survived WW2 when a British artillery officer, an art lover called Tony Clarke, defied orders to protect the building in the Tuscan town of Sansepolcro which houses the masterpiece. The town honoured Clarke with a street name after the war.

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Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

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Though published 60 years ago, this is a book for our times.

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Imagine if the UK government told the Trump administration that they must change their anti-DEI policy if they want a trade deal with the UK. Or their policy of deporting people without legal due process. How would Trump or JD Vance respond to that?

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“Fake news detection” AI is more likely to fail in the Global South, new study shows

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A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

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What the polls in Canada are really saying: A top Canadian pollster explains how Trump upended the election👇

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Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, died Sunday. He was 89.

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BREAKING: The Pentagon has fired a space base commander in Greenland after she dared distance herself from the VP's comments. She had written in an email: “The concerns of the US administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base."

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