Yolande Knell BBC Middle East Correspondent Getty Images For months, Pope Francis called almost nightly to check in on the people sheltering at the Holy Family Catholic Church “As-salaam Alaikum” or “peace be upon you,” Pope Francis ventured in Arabic while talking to parishioners in Gaza earlier this year. A short video released by the...
People across the world have responded to the death of Pope Francis, who has died aged 88. The Pope’s death came less than 24 hours after he made an appearance at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Mourners, from Jerusalem to Buenos Aires, have been paying their respects throughout Easter Monday. More on...
Getty Images Services have been held in the Philippines to make the Pope’s death From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics around the world are spending Easter Monday mourning the death of Pope Francis. Less than 24 hours before the Vatican’s announcement, he had appeared at St Peter’s Square to greet worshippers on Easter Sunday...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The Catholic Church in Plymouth said it would hold a service for Pope Francis Churches in Plymouth will be open for people to gather, light a candle and pray for the late Pope, the Catholic Diocese has said. The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died at 07:35 local...
