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Romans Mourn Francis, Their Bishop and Their ‘Man of Peace’

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Bernhard WarnerComments Off on Romans Mourn Francis, Their Bishop and Their ‘Man of Peace’

The faithful converged on Francis’ other spiritual home, St. John Lateran, to pay their respects and process the passing of their diocesan leader.

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Recovering Pope Francis Surprises Pilgrims With a Public Appearance

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Recovering Pope Francis Surprises Pilgrims With a Public Appearance

Pope Francis was wheeled through a crowd that included health care workers from around the world, who had been told he was watching their Jubilee Mass on television.

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As Catholics Gather for Jubilee, Just One Thing Is Missing: Francis

March 7, 2025EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on As Catholics Gather for Jubilee, Just One Thing Is Missing: Francis

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been especially deeply felt.

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15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

February 15, 2025February 16, 2025Eve SampsonComments Off on 15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.

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Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.

February 15, 2025Anupreeta Das, Hari Kumar and Atul LokeComments Off on Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.

The lost-and-found center at the world’s largest religious gathering attends to the faithful’s earthly needs as they perform rituals intended to purify the soul.

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The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025Anupreeta Das, Hari Kumar and Atul LokeComments Off on The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

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In Photos: The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMESComments Off on In Photos: The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede

Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters.

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Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival: Many Feared Dead

January 28, 2025January 29, 2025Hari Kumar and Anupreeta DasComments Off on Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival: Many Feared Dead

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

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Man Found in Syria Says He Is Missing American Travis Timmerman

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024Ben Hubbard and Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Man Found in Syria Says He Is Missing American Travis Timmerman

The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said he had been detained for months.

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For Catholic Jubilee, Days of Joy and Sadness in Rome and Bethlehem

October 27, 2024October 28, 2024Lara JakesComments Off on For Catholic Jubilee, Days of Joy and Sadness in Rome and Bethlehem

For Rome, the rare Christmas Eve rite of redemption is cause for celebration this year. For Bethlehem, it is another grim reminder of the generations of war and deprivation.

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