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Pope Francis dies at age 88, on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, of stroke and subsequent heart failure, a day after making an Easter Sunday appearance to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis was elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American pope. Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. More
Syria ends 29-year military presence in Lebanon on April 26, 2005, as the last of Syria's soldiers and intelligence agents leave Lebanon. Syria's chief of staff General Ali Habib declared that Damascus had fulfilled its obligations under a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon.
