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Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration
The Vatican announced that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment will undergo its first restoration in 30 years, while the Sistine Chapel remains open to visitors.
Voices from the Arab press: Pope Leo and the Shi'ites
'A just and lasting peace': Pope Leo calls for dialogue after meeting Ukraine's Zelensky
Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Abuse victims want next pope to get serious on 'zero tolerance'
"We believe it should be the central issue in the conclave," Peter Isely, one of the founders of the abuse survivors' group SNAP.
Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?
There is internal division within the Catholic church on who will lead the Vatican.
Cardinals begin process to elect a new pope after pope francis's passing
The task facing the cardinals today is to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88.
Grapevine: Remembrance
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
WATCH: Royalty and presidents joining multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral
Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump, who clashed with Francis on numerous occasions over their starkly contrasting positions on immigration.
Pope Francis died quickly and without suffering, his doctor says
Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that as soon as he realized the Pope was in a coma, there was nothing he could do to save his life.
Will the next pope speak Hebrew? A Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis
In the wake of Pope Francis’ death on Monday, Catholic cardinals from across the world will gather for a conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.
'Revolutionary at the Vatican': A portrait of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, was an "alien presence" at the Vatican, bringing about a revolution of modesty and simplicity within the Catholic Church.
A troubled legacy? Pope Francis and Jewish-Catholic relations - opinion
Many in the Jewish community felt that the Vatican, which had once pledged never to stand aside when Jews were threatened, failed to condemn a group that openly calls for the annihilation of Jews.
Pope Francis dies at 88 after long battle with respiratory illness
Francis, originally from Argentina, was the first Catholic pontiff from the Americas and began his career as a Jesuit priest in Argentina.
