—🇧🇬 NEW: Bulgarian Parliament rejects second no-confidence motion initiated by opposition parties.

The motion, aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov’s government, failed to secure a majority, marking the second unsuccessful attempt within months.

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—🇷🇸 /🇺🇸 BREAKING: Dodik invites Trump and US firms to invest in $100B lithium reserves in Republic of Srpska.

President Milorad Dodik has proposed US investment in vast lithium deposits, citing strategic interest and mineral importance to the US.

📰 Source: The National Independent on X.

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💙🇬🇷 Beautiful Easter flames lit Pyrgos on Santorini Island for Easter.

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💙🇬🇷 Greek priest reenacts the excitement of the women running to tell everyone about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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🇵🇸🇬🇷📹 — In Beit Jala, in the Palestinian Authority territories, the local Christian youth march proudly as the Holy week arrives

Notice the Greek flag at the front of the procession

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✝️🇻🇦 Pope Francis has passed away.

—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ cause of death officially confirmed as stroke by Vatican.

The Pontiff reportedly fell into a coma before suffering irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, following an earlier cerebral hemorrhage.

🇻🇦📝❗️ — The Holy See is officially vacant

—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 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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—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 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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—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 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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—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: First images of the Pope's body.

📰 Source: Vatican News.

—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ casket arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica as faithful gather to pay respects.

—🕊🇻🇦 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.

—🕊🇷🇺/🇻🇦 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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—🕊🇷🇸/🇻🇦 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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