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Pope Leo XIV bares cross for full Good Friday procession, a feat not seen in decades

Pope Leo XIV marked his first Good Friday by becoming the first pontiff in decades to personally carry the wooden cross for all 14 stations at the Colosseum.

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The weird and wonderful world of cycling team sponsors

With bike-racing teams bankrolled by the makers of everything from cigarettes and crisps to cow headlocks, we take a tour of some of the sport’s most incongruous commercial relationships

Cycling Weekly

Controversial Easter confessions: Maurizio Cattelan kicks off sinners hotline

For his latest work, Maurizio Cattelan wants you to confess... Absolution is at stake. To mark the start of Easter, as well as the 21st anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death, the Italian artist has also made a limited edition of his most provocative and widely debated work... 666…

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This Week in History: Iranian plots, a siege on Bethlehem and the loss of a Pope

Explore how major events between 30 March and 5 April were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of Trump’s foreign policy

In recent weeks, Catholic leaders have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, especially its military intervention in Venezuela and saber-rattling over Greenland.

The Conversation

How Pope John Paul II forced Queen to cancel a planned appearance at Manchester United's 'Theatre Of Dreams'

The Beatles might have boasted that they were bigger than Jesus, but the Pope's 1982 visit to Britain posed problems for Queen

Louder

Pope Leo to go against Vatican tradition on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will make a notable departure from his predecessors in the first foreign trip of his pontificate

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Operation Pope review – hard-bitten thriller about a true-life papal assassination plot

Audiences will obviously be aware the secret plan to kill John Paul II did not succeed, but despite a baggy narrative the high-stakes espionage is still compelling

The Guardian - UK

Lorne Michaels would've asked Sinead O'Connor to appear on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has revealed that he would've invited the late Sinead O'Connor - who infamously ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on the show in 1992 - to perform at the programme's 50th anniversary special had she still been alive.

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15 Shocking Pope Facts That May Leave You Flabbergasted Or Eager To Know More

20 telltale stories about popes and the papacy that may surprise even the most knowledgeable.

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53 Problematic Celebs People Forgot Were Horrible Human Beings

John Lennon. Musical talent aside, the way he treated his ex wife and Julian is appalling. And people let him off far too lightly for the break up of the band, blaming it all on Yoko Ono. He was a grown a*s man who could think for himself. Not that…

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Why Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese steps into St Peter’s Square for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, the optics will be far more than pious courtesy.

The Conversation

From Seat to Mercedes: The Evolution of the Popemobile

All heads of state have special cars. Donald Trump gets around with a huge Cadillac called The Beast, while his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin rolls in a massive Aurus Arsenal.

Motor1

What to expect as conclave enters second day of voting for new pope

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, which signalled an unsuccessful first round of voting

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What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis

Evening Standard

OPINION - The world needs a voice that transcends borders — that’s what the conclave gives us

It is not often that reality imitates art quite so promptly. Just a month or two after most of us first watched Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, we have a chance to see the real thing. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, and today in the Sistine Chapel the actual conclave…

The Conversation

Popes have been European for hundreds of years. Is it time for one from Africa or Asia?

Catholicism did not begin as a “white” faith. Born on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean, it spread through the trading routes and legions of the Roman Empire into Africa, Asia and, only later, what we now call Europe.

The Independent UK

Anti-Popes, 1,000-day stand-offs and a challenge to personal hygiene: Quirky facts about the Conclave

The secret election to choose a new Pope has been going on for centuries

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Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church

The Guardian - US

Zbig: a bracing life of Carter’s abrasive national security adviser

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Polish-born rival of Kissinger, is the subject of a highly readable biography by Edward Luce

Al Jazeera

How accurate is the movie ‘Conclave’ on electing a new pope?

The film ‘does a fair job’ – but we have some notes.

The Independent UK

From the longest conclave to anti-popes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

“Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia

Euronews

Who are the cardinals tipped to be the next pope one week before the conclave?

The conclave to elect the new pope begins on 7 May, and while there are no official candidates for the post, these are the cardinals considered to be leading the race.

Euronews

Who are the Italian cardinals in the race to succeed Pope Francis?

In an increasingly global Catholic Church, an Italian pope is still possible — but not probable.

The Guardian - US

‘Maga Catholics’ are gaining ground in the US. Now their sight is set on the Vatican

Conservative US Catholics like Steve Bannon look to win ‘war that lasts decades’ with pope antithetical to Francis

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