—🕊 🇧🇬 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expresses condolences over the death of Pope Francis.
Radev highlighted Pope Francis’ role in promoting peace, dialogue, and compassion across nations.
📰 Source: BTA.
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Radev highlighted Pope Francis’ role in promoting peace, dialogue, and compassion across nations.
📰 Source: BTA.
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—🕊 🇧🇬 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ 2019 apostolic journey to Bulgaria recalled following his death.
The late Pontiff visited Sofia and Rakovski in May 2019, emphasizing peace, interfaith dialogue, and support for migrants.
📰 Source: BTA.
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The late Pontiff visited Sofia and Rakovski in May 2019, emphasizing peace, interfaith dialogue, and support for migrants.
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—🕊 🇧🇬 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Catholic community in Rakovski, the biggest in Bulgaria, mourns the death of Pope Francis.
Residents remember the Pope’s 2019 visit as a historic moment, expressing deep sorrow and gratitude for his message of peace.
📰 Source: BTA.
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Residents remember the Pope’s 2019 visit as a historic moment, expressing deep sorrow and gratitude for his message of peace.
📰 Source: BTA.
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—🕊 🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ casket arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica as faithful gather to pay respects.
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—🕊 🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ casket placed before the Altar of the Confession inside the Vatican Basilica.
The coffin was solemnly brought into St. Peter’s Basilica and positioned in front of the sacred altar as part of the translational rite.
📰 Source: Vatican News (Italian) on X.
The coffin was solemnly brought into St. Peter’s Basilica and positioned in front of the sacred altar as part of the translational rite.
📰 Source: Vatican News (Italian) on X.
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—🕊 🇷🇺 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Patriarch Kirill honors Pope Francis.
In a condolence letter to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Patriarch Kirill praised Pope Francis’ advocacy for religious freedom, particularly his support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and recalled their historic 2016 meeting in Haana.
📰 Source: Orthodox Times.
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In a condolence letter to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Patriarch Kirill praised Pope Francis’ advocacy for religious freedom, particularly his support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and recalled their historic 2016 meeting in Haana.
📰 Source: Orthodox Times.
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—🕊 🇷🇸 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Serbian President Vučić mourns Pope Francis, praises legacy of interfaith dialogue and compassion.
He expressed profound sorrow over the death of Pope Francis, calling him “a messenger of hope and reconciliation” and honoring his enduring dedication to faith, humanism, and service to the vulnerable.
📰 Source: President Aleksandar Vučić on X.
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He expressed profound sorrow over the death of Pope Francis, calling him “a messenger of hope and reconciliation” and honoring his enduring dedication to faith, humanism, and service to the vulnerable.
📰 Source: President Aleksandar Vučić on X.
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🇬🇷🇻🇦 Kyriakos Mitsotakis published a statement reacting to the loss of the Pontiff:
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The faithful of the Roman Catholic Church mourn the loss of their religious leader and the ubiquitous Christians are involved in their mourning. With them and every citizen of the earth who believes in peace, friendship and solidarity. Values dedicated to his own life and action by Pope Francis.
At these hours, our thinking is turning to the world's flock of the Vatican. In particular, in the Greek community of the Catholics to which I express my most sincere condolences. I wish the legacy of the understanding and love left by Pope Francis to find the best continuation.
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—🇲🇪 /🇦🇪 NEW: Montenegro to lease Ulcinj's Long Beach to UAE's Mohamed Alabbar for 99 years. Emaar, led by Alabbar, aims to build a Dubai-style mega-tourism complex on the 12 km-long beach; PM Spajic signed the deal in UAE, pending parliamentary ratification.…
—🇲🇪 UPDATE: Montenegro parliament approved 99-year lease of Ulcinj/Ulqin beach to Arab investors.
Albanian lawmakers opposed the move, which has triggered protests in the Albanian-majority city of Ulcinj.
📰 Source: kos_data on X.
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Albanian lawmakers opposed the move, which has triggered protests in the Albanian-majority city of Ulcinj.
📰 Source: kos_data on X.
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🇬🇷🇻🇦 Kyriakos Mitsotakis published a statement reacting to the loss of the Pontiff: The faithful of the Roman Catholic Church mourn the loss of their religious leader and the ubiquitous Christians are involved in their mourning. With them and every citizen…
—🕊 🇦🇱 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Albania declares April 26 a national day of mourning for Pope Francis.
The Albanian government has designated Saturday, April 26, 2025, as a national day of mourning to honor Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88. Flags will be flown at half-mast in all state and public institutions. This decision, proposed by Prime Minister Edi Rama and approved by the Council of Ministers, aligns with the nation's Constitution and the Law "On National Symbols".
📰 Source: Telegrafi.
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The Albanian government has designated Saturday, April 26, 2025, as a national day of mourning to honor Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88. Flags will be flown at half-mast in all state and public institutions. This decision, proposed by Prime Minister Edi Rama and approved by the Council of Ministers, aligns with the nation's Constitution and the Law "On National Symbols".
📰 Source: Telegrafi.
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—🕊 🇷🇸 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Serbian FM signs book of condolences for Pope Francis at Apostolic Nunciature in Belgrade.
Foreign Minister Marko Đurić honored the late Pope Francis, praising his message of fraternity, reconciliation, and humility as a global moral compass in challenging times.
📰 Source: Serbian MFA on X.
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Foreign Minister Marko Đurić honored the late Pope Francis, praising his message of fraternity, reconciliation, and humility as a global moral compass in challenging times.
📰 Source: Serbian MFA on X.
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—🕊 🇭🇷 /🇻🇦 UPDATE: Mixed reactions in Catholic Croatia following the death of Pope Francis.
While Pope Francis was respected in Croatia for his humanism, many criticized him for refusing to canonize Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac, who collaborated with fascist forces during WWII and was accused of forcibly converting Serbs to Catholicism.
📰 Source: Balkanist channel.
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While Pope Francis was respected in Croatia for his humanism, many criticized him for refusing to canonize Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac, who collaborated with fascist forces during WWII and was accused of forcibly converting Serbs to Catholicism.
📰 Source: Balkanist channel.
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—🇭🇷 /🇦🇱 /🇽🇰 NEW: Scott Ritter warns EU and NATO are collapsing; cites Croatian-Albanian military alliance as a sign.
Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter stated that growing internal divisions are leading to the collapse of the European Union and NATO, highlighting the new military alliance between Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo as evidence of looming instability in the Balkans.
📰 Source: East Info.
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Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter stated that growing internal divisions are leading to the collapse of the European Union and NATO, highlighting the new military alliance between Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo as evidence of looming instability in the Balkans.
📰 Source: East Info.
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—🇷🇴 NEW: Romanian ultranationalist Simion leads polls ahead of Dan, Antonescu, and Ponta in tight race for runoff.
Romania will hold new presidential elections on May 4, with a highly contested second-round qualification expected among top candidates.
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Romania will hold new presidential elections on May 4, with a highly contested second-round qualification expected among top candidates.
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