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Pope Francis was elected to the papacy on March 13, 2013, at the age of 76. He passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, April 21.Born in Argentina as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis joined the Society of Jesus at the age of 21. He was ordained a priest days before his 33rd birthday and was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop of his hometown of Buenos Aires in 1992. In 1998, he was named the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, serving in that role until his election to the papacy in 2013. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in…

The top soccer league in Italy has postponed its matches scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis, who, at 88, recently fell ill and was hospitalized with double pneumonia.Four Serie A matches were postponed to a later date, the Italian football league announced in a post on X.  Pope Francis holds a gift of FC Bayern Muenchen during an private audience with the team in the Palace of the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2014. (Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)“Following the passing of His Holiness, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A can confirm that today’s league games in Serie A and Primavera 1 have…

The last surviving brother of the famed Von Erich wrestling family set the record straight on the alleged curse that seemingly plagued the family.Kevin Von Erich took viewers through a complete family history and the tragic deaths of each of his five brothers – Jack Jr. Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, David Von Erich, Mike Von Erich and Chris Von Erich – in Monday’s episode of „Hollywood Demons“ on Investigation Discovery (ID). The five brothers were met with untimely deaths, and their lives were recently explored in the 2023 biopic, „The Iron Claw.“ Jack Jr. died at the age of 6…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared details of a March military airstrike against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in another Signal message chat that included his wife and brother, according to a report.The New York Times first reported the revelation of a second Signal chat surrounding the military strike on Sunday. Those same attack plans had also been shared in another chat with top Trump administration leaders and only came to light last month because Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to the group.The Pentagon pushed back on the story, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldThe writer is a contributing columnist, based in ChicagoSteve Pitstick has been farming in the US Midwest for 51 years, about an hour outside Chicago, the city that grain built. Seven generations of his family have made their living off the land.Now farms like his in Illinois — the largest soyabean-exporting state in the US — are at the rough end of President Donald Trump’s US-China trade war. Illinois paid a huge price for Trump’s last trade war with China…

Pope Francis tours St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Andrew Medichini/AP) Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Pope Francis dead at 88.2. VP Vance one of Pope Francis‘ last visitors.3. World leaders mourn Pope Francis.MAJOR HEADLINESTONGUE TIED – Americans sound off…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Workplace pensions myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Company payments into UK staff pensions have fallen 16 per cent over the past three years, or 30 per cent after adjusting for inflation, prompting worries about whether businesses are doing enough to support employee retirement.British businesses spent £36bn on employee pension contributions in the year to September 2024, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics published this month, down from a peak of £43bn in the same period three years previously, or £52bn after adjusting for inflation. The fall…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 21, 2025 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Monday is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election date of April 28. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to…

Argentines have lit candles in sorrow and shock at the death of their countryman Pope Francis, once archbishop of the capital Buenos Aires, after battling illness.Born Jorge Bergoglio in 1936 to Italian immigrant parents, Francis was the first Latin American pope. Some in his homeland regretted that he never returned as pontiff, but there were plaudits for his focus on the poor and his liberal reforms.“The Pope’s death is going to really leave a mark of pain in people’s hearts,“ resident Nicolas Cordoba said in downtown Buenos Aires early on Monday, where many were just finding out the news.“It hurts…

Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war. The trio suddenly noticed a mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a hidden mine that exploded. Terrified, his friends ran to find an ambulance, but Khalil, 21, thought they had abandoned him. Khalil’s left leg was badly wounded in the initial explosion. His right leg was blown off from above the knee in a second blast. He used his shirt as a tourniquet on…