Authorities in Australia are facing criticism after culling hundreds of sickly koalas via helicopter-riding snipers last week, likely killing healthy mothers in the process and leaving joeys orphaned, according to wildlife advocates. The cull in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park — which was sparked by wildfires — killed about 700 koalas, including healthy ones with … Read more
Is it the end of the world as we know it? The “Prophecy of the Popes,” a 900-year-old prescient manuscript, is believed by some to predict the next pontiff — and the end of the world. Pope Francis died following a stroke on Monday morning, which led to a coma and ultimately “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that he would reveal the contents of his proposed peace plan for the Ukraine war this week — which could include European troops in the battle-torn country to enforce the proposed cease-fire. The US expects Russia and Ukraine to respond to a peace deal after Trump on Friday threatened … Read more
The Argentinian silversmith who fashioned chalices for Pope Francis, including the one used at Madison Square Garden in 2015, told The Post Monday that his beloved friend would always make him feel like the most important person in the room. Adrian Pallarols, who worked with the late pontiff for 30 years after meeting in their … Read more
Pope Francis was once captured consoling a sobbing little Italian boy who had asked if his dead atheist father had still gone to heaven in a touching video. The footage of the tear-jerking encounter resurfaced Monday after the pontiff’s death, as the world remembered some of the most heartfelt moments of his papacy. The emotional … Read more
Pope Francis died of a stroke, which led to a coma and ultimately “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ the Vatican announced Monday afternoon. Here’s how Pope Francis’ successor will be chosen: The College of Cardinals will convene at the Vatican in the next several weeks to elect the new pope. Mike Guillen/NY Post Design White smoke will … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of violating its own Easter cease-fire nearly 3,000 times — as President Trump still reiterated his hopes that the two countries will reach a deal to end the war this week. Ukrainian forces reported 2,935 violations of the 30-hour cease-fire vow made by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, … Read more
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan is among the top church officials up for consideration to replace the late Pope Francis. While any man baptized in the Catholic Church can technically become pope, the next pontiff is typically chosen by and from the College of Cardinals, which includes Dolan, also the archbishop of New York. Though … Read more
VATICAN CITY — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration for adolescents. In the months leading up to the expected canonization, the faithful … Read more
Pope Francis called on world leaders to “negotiate” and end all wars in his last major US interview before his death. “I pray a lot for peace,” the pontiff told CBS’ “60 Minutes” when asked last May about the raging Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas war. “What I can do is pray,” he continued. “And … Read more