Election Campaign Pauses as Australia Mourns Pope Francis

Australia: Parties Address Human Rights Issues

Click to expand Image Parliament House of Australia in Canberra, March 20, 2024. © 2024 George Chan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo (Sydney) – Voters in the upcoming Australian election on May 3, 2025, should consider where political candidates stand on key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said today. Before casting their ballots, voters should weigh the candidates’ commitments to respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights with…

Ricardo Darín has come to La Revuelta this Tuesday to promote his new series El Eternauta, which premieres on April 30th in Netflix. "I have to do a good interview. It is one of the best actors in the world," has been the host letter that David Broncano has offered from his guest before he entered the stage.Once on it, Darín and Broncano have talked about various topics, among which he has highlighted the recent death of Pope Francis. The interp…

The late pontiff often spoke of the afterlife: “It is the embrace with God, infinite Love. If you don't believe that Jesus has risen, everything becomes empty, even preaching.” And he warned: “The devil exists and there is no dialogue with him.” Does everything end with death? For Jorge Mario Bergoglio it would have been “a horror...

Albanese and Dutton suspend campaigns after Pope's passing

The Pope's death saw Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton suspend their campaigns as pre-polling for the Federal Election.

As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China, an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has had a difficult and complex relationship with the Vatican. With the passing of Pope Francis, Beijing loses a highly respected world leader who had brought the Vatican closer to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party than any of his predecesso…

Pope Francis’ body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday morning

The body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to lie in state until his funeral on Saturday morning.