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Vatican Braces for Huge Crowds Ahead of Pope's Funeral

The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin. Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturday's ceremony in St Peter's Square, who include US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr ...

'White Flag': Pope Leaves Bitter Legacy in Ukraine

As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag". President Volodymyr Zelensky will be one of the prominent mourners at Saturday's funeral for Francis even though the pope never visited Ukraine and ...

Lebanon Awaits Jordan Intelligence to Probe Foiled Sabotage Plot

Lebanon’s Chief Public Prosecutor, Judge Jamal Hajjar, announced that the Lebanese authorities are awaiting detailed intelligence from Jordanian agencies to begin a full-scale investigation into a recently uncovered sabotage plot targeting the Hashemite Kingdom. “We are waiting for the arrival of security information from Jordanian agencies ...

LAU and Restaurants Syndicate Join Forces to Boost Hospitality Training

At HORECA 2025, the Syndicate of Restaurant, Cafe, Nightclub, and Pastry Owners in Lebanon signed a strategic partnership with the Lebanese American University (LAU), paving the way for enhanced educational and professional opportunities in the hospitality sector. The memorandum of understanding, formalized during the industry event, signals the ...

The World Prepares to Bid Farewell to Pope Francis

Some 250,000 people paid their respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said on Friday, as public viewing ended and world leaders began gathering for his funeral. French President Emmanuel Macron was among the last to pay his respects, with the overall crowds exceeding the estimated 195,000 ...

Huge Crowds Flock To Vatican for Pope Francis's Funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, which will be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's ...

Hundreds of Thousands at Funeral for Pope 'With an Open Heart'

Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat for the ceremony, with the Vatican reporting some ...

All Eyes Turn to Conclave After Pope Francis's Funeral

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Alongside world leaders and reigning monarchs, an estimated 400,000 people turned out on Saturday for the Argentine pontiff's funeral at the Vatican and burial in Rome. The ...

Cardinals Set to Pick Conclave Date to Elect New Pope

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis. Dozens of so-called "Princes of the Church" from across the world have been gathering at the Vatican since the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff died on April 21. But so far there ...

16 Potential Successors to Pope Francis

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that -- speculation. But here are 15 cardinals who are among the potential favourites to succeed Pope Francis -- so-called "papabili" -- divided by ...

Conclave to Elect New Pope Starts May 7

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at meeting ...

ChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry

OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on the search giant's market dominance. The new shopping capability further blurs the line between AI chatbots and search engines, signaling OpenAI's ambition to compete with Google in a market the ...

Filipino Cardinal, the ‘Asian Francis’, Is Papal Contender

Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis". Tagle, 67, who shares with Pope Francis a history of advocating for the poor, migrants and other marginalized people, is known for his missionary spirit and pastoral focus. Wearing glasses ...

Pietro Parolin, Career Diplomat Leading Race to be Pope

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff. The 70-year-old Italian was Secretary of State -- the Vatican's effective number two -- for almost the entire Francis pontificate, and its most visible exponent on the world ...

Africa's Cardinal Turkson is Continent's Papal Frontrunner

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing -- and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next pope. The 76-year-old born into a humble family of 10 children is the first clergyman from the west African country to receive a red hat, having been ...

Beirut Souks’ Comeback 

After years of closure, Beirut Souks is welcoming back shoppers and international brands, marking a step toward reviving the city’s commercial and social scene. Come discover the capital’s latest!

Lady Gaga Ignites Copacabana, Rio Overflows with Fans

Behind his oversized black studded sunglasses, Victor Faro keeps his eyes fixed on the windows of the hotel where Lady Gaga is staying in Rio de Janeiro. He’s hoping to catch a glimpse of his idol before her massive free concert set for Saturday on Copacabana Beach. Wearing plastic goat horns on his head and a curled Dali-style mustache, the ...

Sudan Capital Tiptoes Back to Life After Recapture by Army

In war-ravaged Khartoum, donkey carts clatter over worn asphalt, the smell of tomatoes wafts from newly reopened stalls, and pedestrians dodge burnt-out cars left by two years of war. Life is slowly, cautiously returning to the Sudanese capital, weeks after the army recaptured the city from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who had ...

'Delon & Elles:' Cannes Turns Its Walls into a Tribute to Cinema

In Cannes, spring is a season of cinematic rebirth. This year, from May 13 to June 13, 2025, one of the greatest legends of French cinema takes center stage: Alain Delon. As part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival and the 21st edition of Cannes fait le mur, the city of Cannes—alongside the Humann Prize, Alain Delon International Distribution and ...

Small Lives of a White Chair

In the streets of Beirut, the humble white plastic chair is everywhere. In front of shops, tucked into alleyways, sitting quietly at the edge of a sidewalk. It witnesses the ordinary: smoke breaks, neighborhood chats, shared silences. So common, we hardly notice it anymore. Yet it tells a story of local life, improvised hospitality, stillness, and ...

Four Days Before Conclave, a Cardinal Withdraws as Discussions Intensify

"If I'm elected, I'll flee to Sicily": Four days before the start of the election for the next pope, a cardinal voluntarily withdrew on Saturday, as consultations are set to intensify at the Vatican. "I have absolutely no ambition. I could never imagine myself in this role," said Archbishop of Rabat Cristóbal ...

Catholic Church's Direction in the Balance as Conclave Looms

Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome. Around 133 "Princes of the Church" will meet Wednesday to elect from among their number a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 aged 88. At issue is whether the new ...

Pope Takes Message of Dialogue, Unity to the Curia

Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church's governing body. The late Pope Francis had sometimes difficult relations with the Curia and Vatican officials, accusing them early in his papacy of "spiritual Alzheimer's" and a lust ...

AI Personal Shoppers Hunt Down Bargain Buys

Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers' likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders. The rise of virtual personal shoppers springs from generative artificial intelligence (AI) being put to work in "agents" specializing in specific tasks and given ...

‘No One Else Will’: Sudan’s Journalists Risk All to Report the War

On a mountain near Sudan's border, journalists climb rugged slopes, phones held high, hoping to catch a faint signal from neighboring Chad to send stories amid the war's two-year communications blackout. Journalists say efforts like these are their only way to tell the world about the horrors unfolding in Darfur, where accounts of sexual ...

16 Dead, Thousands of Businesses Destroyed after Kenya Protests

Kenya's under-fire government on Thursday condemned protests across the country during which at least 16 people were killed and thousands of businesses ruined as "terrorism disguised as dissent". The marches on Wednesday were called to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations that peaked when a huge crowd stormed parliament and ...

ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 22 and Injures 59 at Saint Elias Church in Damascus

A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack. The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler ...

'Highly Undesirable': Dutch Host NATO During Political Crisis

For a small country like the Netherlands, organising a NATO summit is a big endeavour at the best of times. The government collapsing three weeks beforehand has not exactly made life easier. With whole districts and key roads blocked for weeks, and schools and businesses closed, the usually serene seaside city of The Hague has certainly felt the ...

Syria’s Christians in the New Order: A Fight for Survival

The suicide bombing that struck Saint Elias Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday, June 22, in Damascus’s Dwelaa district has reignited deep fears among Syria’s Christian community – already alarmed by the growing influence of Islamist groups in the country. The attack, claimed by the “Saraya Ansar al-Sunna” group, killed at least 22 ...

Syria Announces Arrests over Damascus Church Attack

Syrian authorities on Monday announced arrests over a suicide blast targeting a church blamed on the Islamic State group, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed those involved in the "heinous" attack would face justice. The shooting and suicide bombing Sunday at the Saint Elias church in the working-class Dwelaa district of the Syrian capital killed ...