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Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign has died

The Independent UK

Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95, conservative pontiff was first in 600 years to resign

Benedict XVI, the former pope who spent years in the Vatican upholding conservative Catholic teaching but who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, died Saturday, the Vatican announced. He was 95.

Los Angeles Times

Benedict's lasting mark on papacy will be his resignation

Although Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had a long and illustrious career as one of the Roman Catholic Church’s pre-eminent theologians, he will forever be known as the first pope in 600 years to resign

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Former pope Benedict dies at 95

ROME: Former pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95 in the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.

Reuters

‘House of horrors’ where man killed pregnant girlfriend and three children to be demolished

Neighbours in adjoining property asked to be rehomed after drug addict Damien Bendall killed four people with claw hammer during a sleepover

The Independent UK

Rituals for Benedict's passing could be template for future ex popes

When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching.

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Irish dad who lost seemingly healthy wife just weeks after diagnosis fights to lower bowel cancer screening age

On the one year anniversary of Susan Ricken’s death, her husband John Paul is campaigning to spread the message that bowel cancer isn't just "an old person's disease"

Irish Mirror

An Elvis tribute artist from Wigan hits Memphis: Clémentine Schneidermann’s best photograph

‘I have been photographing John Paul ever since I saw him at a festival in Porthcawl at the age of eight, dressed in a beautiful white Elvis suit’

The Guardian - UK

Dumbarton dad to star in Elf the Musical - 12 months on from devastating cancer diagnosis

John Paul Lusk, 43, admits he could never have imagined starring in a stage show a year ago - with the cancer changing his outlook on life.

Daily Record

Killer walked into police station and admitted to 1980 cold case murder

John Paul confessed to officers at Hammersmith Police station last year that he had tied up and beat Anthony Bird in his West London home before robbing him over four decades ago.

Daily Record

CCTV footage shows John Paul confessing to 1980 Kensington murder of Tony Bird, as he is jailed for life

He walked into Hammersmith Police Station and admitted the crime over 40 years on from the killing - and has now been jailed for at least 19 years

Evening Standard

Killer walks into police station and confesses to murdering man found tied up in 1980

John Paul, 61, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of Anthony Bird in 1980 - the case remained unsolved until May 2021 when Paul walked into a police station to confess

Daily Mirror

Man sentenced for murder committed more than 42 years ago

A man who walked into a police station and confessed to a murder that happened more than 40 years ago has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years.John Paul, 61 (19.05.61) of Ladbroke Grove, Kensington was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 4 November having…

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John Paul McDonagh murder: Joe Joyce sentenced for street battle killing of 18-year old

The victim died two days after sustaining a fatal wound to his lower left leg

The Independent UK

Man who walked into police station to confess to unsolved murder faces life in prison

John Paul confessed after walking into a police station last year

Evening Standard

Man facing life in jail after confessing to 40-year-old murder

A man is facing life behind bars after walking into a police station and confessing to a murder more than 40 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Man walked into police station to confess to 1980 west London murder, court hears

Death of Anthony Bird was unsolved for 41 years until John Paul, 61, allegedly told police he had ‘battered him’

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Murder case 'solved' after 40 years when man 'walked in to police station and confessed'

John Paul, 61, allegedly walked into Hammersmith Police Station and stunned cops when he said he had committed a murder 40 years ago

AFP

Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I

Vatican City (AFP) - Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before dying in contested circumstances.

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John Paul I, who served as pope for 33 days, moves a step closer to sainthood

The ceremony in St. Peter's Square on Sunday constituted the last formal step in the Vatican before possible sainthood for Albino Luciani, an Italian who died 33 days after he was elected pontiff.

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis beatifies his predecessor John Paul I

Pontiff praises ‘the smiling pope’ in public ceremony in Vatican marking last formal step before canonisation

The Independent UK

John Paul I, briefly serving, 'smiling" pope, is beatified

Pope Francis has beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who was distinguished for his humility and cheerfulness

Reuters

John Paul I, 'Smiling Pope' for a month, moves towards sainthood

Pope John Paul I, who died in 1978 after only 33 days as pontiff, moved closer to sainthood on Sunday with the Vatican still having to dismiss lingering conspiracy theories that he was a victim of foul play.

Los Angeles Times

'Did she lose her mind?' Sharon Horgan explains her turn to the dark side

NEW YORK — When "Catastrophe" came to an end three years ago, Sharon Horgan was bereft.

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