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Pope Francis dies at 88 after decade-long papacy marked by reform and controversy
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed...
Pope Francis makes second public appearance since illness, greets 20,000 on Palm Sunday
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis appeared in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, delivering a brief greeting to over...
“Let’s not get used to conflicts and violence” — Pope Francis
VATICAN (Realist English). After reading the Theotokos prayer "Regina Caeli" on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, on...
Confrontation of imperialisms is at the heart of the conflict in the Ukraine — Pope
VATICAN (Realist English). Details of the meeting of Pope Francis with 19 Jesuits of the Society of Jesus of the...
Pope appoints 20 new cardinals
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now...
Pope Francis: Digital media is a powerful tool for promoting peace
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis called for promoting peace in the digital environment, which often becomes a place of "toxicity,...
“NATO’s barking at Russia’s door” provoked the conflict in the Ukraine: Pope
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). The conflict in the Ukraine provoked the "barking of NATO at Russia’s door," which forced the...
Pope Francis: “We are racists, and this is bad”
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis, in an interview with RAI TV channel, criticized the advantages that Europe had given to...
US Treasury chief says sanctions helped trigger Iran unrest
DAVOS (Realist English). US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly acknowledged that American sanctions played a role in destabilising Iran’s...
Oxfam warns billionaire wealth hits record as inequality deepens
LONDON (Realist English). The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has climbed to a record $18.3 trillion, with the super-rich...
Nearly 4,000 killed in Iran protests, rights group says
TEHRAN (Realist English). At least 3,919 people have been killed during the recent wave of protests in Iran and the...
Committee for the Defense of the AAC in Bratislava Calls for Release of Detained Clergy
BRATISLAVA (Realist English). A meeting of the Committee for the Defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and Christianity in...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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