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Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Bare-breasted activists protested at the Venice Biennale on Wednesday, incensed over the return of Russia to the prestigious art festival for the first time since the Ukrainian war broke out. The world's largest contemporary art exhibition, which takes place every two years in the Italian canal city,

First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo

First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo

New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, heads to Rome and the Vatican this weekend for an audience with Pope Leo XIV. Mullally will meet the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics during a four-day

Thousands of pilgrims visit remains of St Francis

Thousands of pilgrims visit remains of St Francis

A long line of pilgrims and visitors snaked outside the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy on Sunday as his remains went on public display for the first time. Many families with children, couples and elderly people could be seen under a large white marquee, waiting their turn

St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. Inside a nitrogen-filled plexiglass case with the Latin inscription "Corpus Sancti Francisci" (The Body of St