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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...
China says Middle East war “should never have happened” as Beijing prepares for Trump visit
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the war in the Middle East “should never have happened,” warning...
Trump attends dignified transfer for six US soldiers killed in Middle East war
DOVER (Realist English). US President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony on Saturday at Dover Air Force Base for...
Iran pledges to halt attacks on neighboring states as war with US and Israel escalates
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would halt attacks against neighboring countries as the war with the...
Putin speaks with Iran’s president amid escalating regional war
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, expressing condolences...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
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...
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