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Pope Francis meets US VP Vance on Easter morning

Pope Francis meets US VP Vance on Easter morning

Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday (April 20) morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

WATCH: Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire

WATCH: Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire

Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, still recovering from pneumonia, looked on during a brief appearance on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

WASHINGTON -- Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories — With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of protein.

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Basilica before Easter Vigil

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Basilica before Easter Vigil

MANILA -- Pope Francis went into St. Peter's Basilica to pray before the Easter Vigil this evening and greeted some faithful present, Vatican News reported at 12:35 a.m. Sunday Manila time or 6:35 p.m. Saturday in Rome.

White House site blames China for Covid-19 'lab leak'

White House site blames China for Covid-19 'lab leak'

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday unveiled a revamped Covid-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic's "true origins."

PH officials visit 8 detained Pinoy seafarers in Malaysia

PH officials visit 8 detained Pinoy seafarers in Malaysia

MANILA -- Officials from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in Malaysia visited the 8 Filipino seafarers who are detained in in a police station in Kota Tinggi in the said country.