President Donald Trump kicked off his first call with Mark Carney last month by pitching the new leader the idea of a 51st state, the Canadian Prime Minister admitted this week.
The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying before getting the chance to close it.
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, leaves behind one living sister and a handful of nieces and nephews β only one of whom is expected to attend his funeral Saturday.Β
The pontiff's funeral follows the three days of public viewing of his body inside the basilica, which was kept open all night to accommodate the staggering flock of mourners who came to pay their final respects.
While Francis' funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways β including allowing the public to view his body β the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic symbols and ceremonies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Rome where he will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, a Ukrainian presidential spokesman said on Saturday.
Pope Francis died at 88 on Monday β just one day after making an appearance at St. Peterβs Square in his final public appearance on Easter Sunday. Francis, 88, died of a stroke Monday after a weeks-long battle with pneumonia that left him hospitalized. Heβd managed to return to the papal residence recently, however, and...
President Trump and first lady Melania will likely have a third-row seat to Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, far away from Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky.
Moscow described Russian President Vladimir Putinβs Friday talks with US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff "constructive and quite usefulβ -- as President Trumpβs threat to abandon efforts to end the Ukraine war looms large.
"With his noble heart and warrior spirit Michael [Gloss] was forging his own heroβs journey when he was tragically killed in Eastern Europe," his obit said.
