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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8. Photo: Reuters
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Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff

President Donald Trump swiftly congratulated Prevost on becoming the first US pope

White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/YARA NARDI
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White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel as new pope elected

Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, 8 May 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet

US President Donald Trump speaks on the day of his remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Trump jokes that he'd like to be the next pope

Cardinals attend the Vespers prayers after visiting the tomb of Pope Francis in Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), in Rome, Italy, April 27, 2025. Francesco Sforza/Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS
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Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, cardinals meet

The body of Pope Francis is carried into St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti via BSS
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Vatican says 150,000 people have viewed Pope Francis's body

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reaches Rome to join funeral of Pope Francis. Photo : BSS
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CA Yunus reaches Rome to join funeral of Pope Francis

Attendees of a rosary for Pope Francis leave, following the death of the pontiff, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background, in the Vatican, April 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Africa

Africans root for first Black pope in modern history

A candle with an image of Pope Francis lies near the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis received treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 19, 2025. Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
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Who might succeed Pope Francis? Nine possible candidates

Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis looks on as he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Palais du Pharo, on the occasion of the Mediterranean Meetings (MED 2023), in Marseille, France September 23, 2023. Andreas Solaro/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration, says it is misunderstood

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience, at the Vatican, November 22, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Pope says he has lung inflammation, aide reads Sunday message for him

Carla and Claudia Victoria, transgender women, sit inside the Blessed Immaculate Virgin Church in Torvaianica, near Rome, Italy, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Denti
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Italy's transgender women thank pope for making them feel 'more human'