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Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy, Argentina postponed
Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life was also mourning its most famous fan.
#sports #soccer #death #Italy #Argentina #BuenosAires
cbc.ca/sports/soccer/sports-wo

Pitahayas, Frida Kahlo

Idk if you can tell but my art history education is limited, and there may be things about this piece that have cultural meaning that I'm not aware of. Or maybe not.🥴

I love the colors and the contrast, rocks and fruit 😍, and the fact that Death is hanging out nearby, Death is always hanging around nearby, right?

Maybe any still life that doesn't have Death hanging around nearby is frivolous and delusory. haha

Happy Monday ❤️

@art #art #death #dragonFruit #rocks

Pilgrims, tourists in St. Peter's Square for Easter express shock over Pope's death
Thousands of tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican made the announcement on Monday morning, a day after his open-topped popemobile was driven through crowds cheering "viva il papa!" on Christ...
#religion #death #tourism #Rome #StPetersSquare #Vatican
cbc.ca/news/world/pope-easter-

Pilgrims, tourists in St. Peter's Square for Easter express shock over Pope's death
Thousands of tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican made the announcement on Monday morning, a day after his open-topped popemobile was driven through crowds cheering "viva il papa!" on Christ...
#religion #death #tourism #Rome #StPetersSquare #Vatican
cbc.ca/news/world/pope-easter-