Speaking to hundreds of mourners on Thursday, the daughter of slain Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner delivered a tearful eulogy as her mother was laid to rest after she was shot to death in the lobby of her New York City office building earlier this week. “My mom was like my rock,” the 14-year-old told the […]
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Zelensky meets Vatican state secretary on sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on April 26 following Pope Francis’s funeral. Zelensky met with various world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26. “During our conversation, special […]
Zelensky meets von der Leyen following funeral of Pope Francis
President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26. Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prior to his meeting with von der Leyen. They were among […]
Trump and Zelenskyy have ‘very productive’ talk as they attend Pope Francis’ funeral
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face for the first time since their infamous Oval Office spat in February. They were attending Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome, though it is unclear exactly when they met. Neither Ukrainian nor White House officials gave many details on the meeting; however, White House Communications Director […]
Trump will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome despite contentious past: ‘Look forward to being there!’
President Trump indicated Monday – following news of Pope Francis’s death – that he and first lady Melania Trump will be attending the Pope’s funeral at the Vatican, despite the president’s somewhat contentious history with the late leader of the Catholic Church. Traditionally, papal funerals take place four to six days following their death, so […]
Pope Francis’ funeral will be simplified version of past papal funerals, per his change of papal funeral rites
The funeral for Pope Francis will include many long-held traditions, but will also eschew some of the more intricate customs after the pope amended the Catholic Church’s papal funeral rights. Francis died Monday at age 88, the Vatican announced. While much of the tradition associated with papal funerals – which dates all the way […]
Americans flock to the Capitol to pay respects to former President Carter ahead of funeral: ‘Job well done’
Americans traveled from all over the country on Wednesday to visit former President Jimmy Carter, who was lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, ahead of his funeral on Thursday. A handful of visitors spoke with Fox News while waiting in line to view Carter’s casket – some knew him personally and others simply admired […]