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Dressing the divine: Clerical fashion As the papal conclave gets underway with the regalia of the Roman Catholic Church on full display at the Vatican, we take a look at clerical fashion. From why white and red are so significant, to traditional uniforms, to the significance of certain papal...

Habemus protestatio: Pink smoke over Rome denounces male-dominated Church Members of a Catholic women's group lit pink smoke flares on a hill behind the Vatican on Wednesday in protest against gender inequality in the Church, hours before cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to choose the...

Syrian leader al-Sharaa arrives in Paris to meet Macron on first European visit Syria's new interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa began his first European visit on Wednesday as he arrived in Paris for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at bolstering ties between the two countries...

Record-breakers: The papal conclave in numbers With 133 cardinal electors hailing from 69 countries across five continents, the papal conclave that starts Wednesday in the Vatican will be the biggest and most diverse yet. Here's a look at the key numbers behind the world's most secretive election.

Live: World awaits white smoke as cardinals begin conclave to elect new pope Roman Catholic cardinals begin the task of electing a successor to Pope Francis on Wednesday, locking themselves away from the world until they choose the man theyhope can unite the 1.4 billion-strong Church. Follow our...

Macron welcomes Germany's newly sworn-in Chancellor Merz to Élysée Palace The newly sworn-in German leader Friedrich Merz pledged to work with French President Emmanuel Macron to "enhance Europe's security and defence capabilities" as the two leaders met in Paris on Wednesday.

Gender equality: Francis adopted tokenism, responding to tsunami of desire by human rights advocates Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals from 70 countries begin a momentous task: electing the next spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics. In secrecy and silence, they...

Black or white smoke: How the Vatican signals the election of a new pope When cardinals elect a successor for Pope Francis, the first indication will not be a communiqué or a social media post, but a puff of white smoke. But the centuries-old tradition has changed over time – and so has the...

Cardinals to pick Pope Francis's successor, world waits for white smoke Roman Catholic cardinals will start electing a new pope on Wednesday, sequestering themselves in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel after a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The conclave – a tradition dating back to medieval times –...

Russia behind dozens of disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine and allies, France says French authorities on Wednesday identified nearly 80 Russian disinformation campaigns from August 2023 to March 2025, primarily targeting Ukraine and its allies, including France. Agency Viginum said the...

Coalition of the reluctant? Germany's Merz elected chancellor after backbench rebellion He had the votes, he had a new coalition sealed in writing and ratified by party members, so it seemed like a formality. But Friedrich Merz's lifelong dream of finally becoming German chancellor had to be...

'Russian prison is worse than death': Exfiltrated journalist speaks to FRANCE 24 Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who fled house arrest in Moscow, tells FRANCE 24 why she risked everything to denounce the war in Ukraine and undertake a perilous escape to Paris. Press freedom organisation...

Lies, China ties and Macron’s fettuccine: Conclave whisperers seek to sway pope’s election The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and allegations of French “interference” in the run-up to the conclave prove that papal...

People taking more 'aggressive, negative' stance towards youth identifying as trans, gender diverse Trump has said the US should recognise only two sexes and has moved to restrict gender-affirming care for minors and bar transgender people from the military. Yet Europe offers no safe haven...

'Russian prison is worse than death', journalist exfiltrated to France says Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash fled house arrest in Moscow. A film critic and former RFI correspondant in Russia, she explains to FRANCE 24 why she risked everything to denounce the war in Ukraine and tells the...

Germany's Merz elected chancellor after surprise setback Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won on Tuesday a nail-biter second vote in parliament to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback. Analysis by FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza Douglas Herbert.

The holy vote: Picking the pontiff In this edition of Entre Nous, as cardinals gather in the Vatican ahead of Wednesday's conclave, we take a look at who picks the next pontiff and who does not. We dive into who the top contenders are to succeed Pope Francis and how there's a centuries-old...

Germany's Merz seeks election as chancellor in second vote after debacle Germany's parliament will hold a second vote on Tuesday on backing Friedrich Merz as chancellor after the veteran conservative failed to secure enough support in a first round, throwing politics in Europe's largest economy...

Sweden eyes OnlyFans ban with a bill which would make it illegal The government has proposed, starting this summer, to make it illegal for people in Sweden to pay someone to have sex or masturbate in front of a camera. One of the arguments for the bill is that platforms such as OnlyFans could...

Bouncing back: Spain's Iberian lynx saved from extinction It's a rare case of a species being saved from near-extinction. Twenty years ago, the Iberian lynx was the most threatened feline in the world due to poaching and the animals' natural habitat being turned into farmland. Today, the species...