News on Religion/Cults

April 19th - April 25th, 2025

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Saturday/Sunday - April 19th - 20th

• Easter’s date remains divisive 4 centuries on, but change may be coming

• Where the word ‘Easter’ comes from and how only 2 European languages use it

• Ethiopians mark Easter with call for peace and charity

• Pope Francis greets cheering Easter crowds from popemobile as he recovers from pneumonia

• Pope Francis, a Trump critic, meets Vance on Easter morning

• Vance meets Pope Francis amid row over Trump’s migrant plans

• Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

 

Monday - April 21st

• Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88, on Easter Monday

• Pope Francis dead at age 88

• Pope Francis, charismatic reformer and disruptor, dies at 88

• Read Pope Francis’ death announcement

• Three Ways Pope Francis Influenced Global Climate Action

• Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, ministered with a charming, humble style

• The life and times of Pope Francis

• Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

• Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

• Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff, never returned home

• Two papal deaths 20 years apart, one expected, the other a surprise

• Pope died of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says

• Pope Francis asked to be buried 'in the ground,' without grave decoration

• The Papacy Is Forever Changed

• The Real Legacy of Pope Francis

• The Life of Pope Francis, in Photos

• What happens after the death of Pope Francis?

• 135 cardinals will elect the next pope. Francis picked 108 of them.

• World leaders, from King Charles to Putin and Zelensky, mourn Pope Francis’ death

• Remembering Pope Francis, who has died aged 88

• Who could succeed Pope Francis in the Vatican’s secretive conclave?

• Who could be the next pope? Some possible candidates

• 70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

• South Africa church holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

• Easter exodus bites hard as Hong Kong restaurants report 50% drop in business

 

Tuesday - April 22nd

• Vatican suspends ceremony for millennial saint after pope's death

• Progressive Christianity’s Bleak Future

• Vatican releases first images of Pope’s body

• Inside Pope Francis and Pell’s relationship

• Australia-based cardinal Mykola Bychok will join the conclave to elect a new pope

• Pope Francis's death puts spotlight on Beijing view of Holy See, Vatican

• Who is Kevin Farrell, the cardinal now running the Vatican?

• Pope Francis’ funeral set for Saturday in Rome, public viewing begins Wednesday

• Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis

• Vatican recounts Pope Francis’ final words and his ‘discreet death’

• Abuse victims say they saw progress under Pope Francis, just not enough

• Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change

• Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

• Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy

 

Wednesday - April 23rd

• JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis

• Pope Francis’ body carried through streets

• Pope Francis's open coffin carried in procession from Vatican to St Peter's Basilica ahead of public mourning

• Pope Francis did more to elevate women than any other pope. Will his successor cement or narrow his reforms?

• Pope Francis mourned at St Peter’s Basilica by Catholic faithful

• The world has lost a pope dedicated to the poor and the planet

• Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse

• Pope Francis' funeral will feature huge security operation in Rome

• AI struggles to predict next pope as Vatican secrecy confounds tech bots

• Who are the Jesuits, Pope Francis’ religious order?

• Forget the film: Vatican is preparing for the real 'Conclave'

 

Thursday - April 24th

• Surprise fortune left behind by Pope revealed

• Vatican responds as crowds take 'creepy' selfies with pope's body

• When is Pope Francis's funeral? What to know about the ceremony and burial

• What to know about the death of Pope Francis

• Tens of thousands file into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis

• Pope Francis leaves a largely unknown legacy of artistic inspiration

• Pastor to the poor, Pope Francis was a ruthless reformer of the Vatican’s finances

• Pope Francis was given a box full of 'abuse, corruption, dark dealings'

• A small town in Kansas prepares for changes as a local hero is on the verge of sainthood

• Black church leader says Target boycott won’t ease until DEI programs return

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Friday - April 25th

• World leaders set to attend Pope Francis' funeral

• Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, essential’ life, Rome’s poor will pay him a final tribute

• Pope Francis bestowed a special nickname on AP’s Vatican reporter for her often-tough questions

• Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much

• Migrant, homeless and trans crowd to pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral

• On a dairy farm run on Hindu principles, cow ‘friends’ yield milk and higher consciousness