Several Colombians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, as the body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate was buried in a private ceremony in the country's capital on Friday night.
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The singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76, according to French media.
The English-French star was known for her personal and artistic relationship with songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, and was considered a style icon in the late 1960s (...)
Pope Francis left Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday morning, nine days after having surgery for abdominal hernia and scarring.
The 86-year-old Pontiff had resumed work from the hospital after his three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal (...)
Pope Francis will have surgery on his abdomen on Wednesday afternoon at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
He is expected to stay in hospital for "several days" to recover from the hernia operation, the Vatican said.
The hernia is "causing recurrent, painful (...)
The Vatican has announced that it has accepted the resignation of an Indian bishop accused of raping a nun between 2014 and 2016.
Franco Mulakkal, 54, was the bishop of Jalandhar in the state of Punjab.
Mulakkal, who had denied the allegations, was (...)
German police have carried out raids in seven states in a probe into climate campaigners suspected of forming or backing a criminal group because of their controversial activities.
Among those raided was Last Generation spokeswoman Carla Hinrichs, (...)
Greece has been spearheading efforts to force museums and private collections to return stolen artefacts
Greece says it has recovered hundreds of looted artefacts, including a 2nd-Century bronze statue of Alexander the Great.
The trove was recovered (...)
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on Monday as part of his whirlwind European tour, which has already taken in Paris, Berlin, Rome and the Vatican over the weekend.
The visit comes as Britain, a staunch ally, promised to give (...)
Pope Francis has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he is constantly praying for peace after the two met privately at the Vatican.
The pontiff also stressed on the urgent need to help "the most fragile people, innocent victims" of the (...)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting Rome, where he is meeting political leaders and having an audience with Pope Francis.
"An important visit for approaching victory of Ukraine!" he tweeted as he landed in the Italian capital.
He met (...)
The British son of a jailed Hong Kong media tycoon has denounced the "hypocrisy" of the UK government.
Sebastien Lai said Britain had failed to sufficiently condemn the ongoing crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
He pointed out that it had not called (...)
Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica, a day after he skipped Good Friday's nighttime procession because of unseasonably chilly weather in Rome.
The evening basilica service began (...)
In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, and praised nations which welcome refugees.
He celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square, affirming the (...)
Pope Francis has presided over Palm Sunday Mass, a day after leaving hospital due to bronchitis. In his homily, he defended the "abandoned" of the world.
"No one can be marginalized," he said before thousands of faithful, with his voice still (...)
Pope Francis, surrounded by security officers, waved to the crowds that had gathered outside his hospital in Rome
Pope Francis has joked that he is "still alive" as he left hospital in Rome after a three-day stay.
He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital (...)
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital in Rome, the Vatican has said.
The pontiff had breathing difficulties in recent days but does not have COVID, the statement said. He will need "a few days of (...)
Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago.
Greek Culture Minister (...)
A second high-ranking Holy See official told a Vatican court on Friday that Pope Francis had authorized spending hundreds of thousands of euros in ransom payments to try to free a nun who was kidnapped by Al-Qaida-linked militants in (...)
Hungary is becoming increasingly isolated within the NATO military alliance. Even before the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went against the grain compared to other European Union countries.
But he has since lost his most important (...)
Pope Francis has ended his peace pilgrimage to South Sudan by celebrating an open air mass attended by tens of thousands in Juba.
He urged the congregation to reject what he called the "venom of hatred", and told them to lose no opportunity to build (...)
Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit the war-ravaged country, currently in the midst of a major humanitarian emergency.
In a first, the Pope is undertaking the trip together with the head of the (...)
Both mourners and protesters have packed the surrounding streets as a funeral for Cardinal George Pell got under way in his Australian homeland.
The Catholic Cardinal died in Rome last month, aged 81, after complications from hip surgery.
Formerly (...)
Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on child abuse charges shocked the Catholic Church before being quashed, has died at 81.
The former Vatican treasurer is Australia's highest ranking Catholic cleric, and the most senior Church figure ever (...)
Tens of thousands flocked to the Vatican on Monday to pay their final respects to Pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at the age of 95.
More than 60,000 people filed pasted the body of the retired pontiff, as his head rest on two crimson pillows (...)
Tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI when his lying in state begins at the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI died on New Year's Eve at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill (...)
