Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis greets a faithful dressed as Spider-Man who volunteers in paediatric cancer hospitals, during the Weekly general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican. June 23, 2021. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by MASSIMILIANO MIGLIORATO/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, a woman cares for her child at the paediatric section of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, a woman and her child are seen at the dedicated section for paediatric and maternity ward of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis With The Children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis during an audience to the children of Santa Marta Paediatric Dispensary at the Paul VI Hall, in Vatican, on December 17, 2023. Editorial Use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

Secondary level students at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu display their vaccination card after being administered with dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu presses the point of injection after being administered with dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

Secondary level students of a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu hold the point of injecture while they take rest after being administered with dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

07000000-HTH- NEPAL- KATHMANDU- PAEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLL OUT

A secondary level student at a local school in Nepali capital Kathmandu reacts while a paramedic admisters dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech manufactured anti-COVID vaccine. Nepal from 23rd June has rolled out vaccination campaign targeting the population (especially students) aged between 5 years to 12 years with the US donated paediatric vaccines.

Xinhua Headlines: Young Africans see China as most influential country

Xinhua Headlines: Young Africans see China as most influential country

(220629) -- NAIROBI, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) pose with children at the entrance of the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, June 1, 2022. (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) pose with children at the entrance of the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) cheers up a kid at the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) stands with a kid at the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis greets a faithful dressed as Spider-Man who volunteers in paediatric cancer hospitals, during the Weekly general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican. June 23, 2021. Photo by MASSIMILIANO MIGLIORATO/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis greets a faithful dressed as Spider-Man who volunteers in paediatric cancer hospitals, during the Weekly general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican. June 23, 2021. Photo by MASSIMILIANO MIGLIORATO/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis greets a faithful dressed as Spider-Man who volunteers in paediatric cancer hospitals, during the Weekly general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican. June 23, 2021. Photo by MASSIMILIANO MIGLIORATO/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis At Weekly General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis greets a faithful dressed as Spider-Man who volunteers in paediatric cancer hospitals, during the Weekly general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in the Vatican. June 23, 2021. Photo by MASSIMILIANO MIGLIORATO/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM