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Thursday briefing: A short quiz on a very long year – how many questions can you answer about 2025?
Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted politica…
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Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan
Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei Next week, 135 cardinals will gather …
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In a bastion of Catholicism, Filipinos mourn Pope Francis and wonder who comes next
The nation remembers pontiff’s trip to the Philippines, where he met Typhoon Haiyan survivors in a show of sym…
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Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’
The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capita…
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Pope arrives in Indonesia, the first stop on longest tour of his papacy
Pontiff lands in Jakarta before travelling on to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore over 12 daysPope …
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Pope Francis to set off on challenging 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pontiff’s itinerary, including visits to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, reflects importance of Asia to Cathol…
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Pope inadvertently quotes Vladimir Putin in Afghanistan comment
Francis ‘moved’ by Angela Merkel’s words on western intervention – in fact said by Russian presidentPope Franc…
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Thailand welcomes Pope Francis – in pictures
Pope Francis arrives in Bangkok to boost morale of tiny minority of Catholics and speak about human traffickin…