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Trump extends ‘deepest sympathies’ after gunmen kill 20 in India’s Kashmir region

President Donald Trump extended his «deepest sympathies» on Tuesday after gunmen reportedly killed at least 20 people in India’s Kashmir region.
«Deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir,» Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. «The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism. We pray for the souls of those lost, and for the recovery of the injured. Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are with you all!»
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump had been briefed by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz on the matter.
Trump will speak with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi «as soon as he possibly can to express his heartfelt condolences for those lost,» Leavitt said at Tuesday’s White House briefing. «And our prayers are with those injured in our nation’s support for our ally, India. These types of horrific events by terrorists are why those of us who work for peace and stability in the world continue our mission. So we’ll give you a readout of that call later this afternoon.»
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Indian tourists rest on a bench as police officers guard near a clock tower at city centre in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Leavitt said the press may hear from Trump directly later Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting coincided with Vice President JD Vance and his family’s visit to India.
Vance met with Modi on Monday and delivered a speech on strengthening the economic partnership between their two nations in the northwestern Indian city of Jaipur earlier Tuesday.
«Usha and I extend our condolences to the victims of the devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India,» the vice president wrote on X after the attack. «Over the past few days, we have been overcome with the beauty of this country and its people. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they mourn this horrific attack.»
Indian police said gunmen shot dead at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir in what appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.
Modi said he strongly condemned «the terror attack» in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and offered condolences to those who have lost their loved ones.
«I pray that the injured recover at the earliest,» Modi wrote on X. «All possible assistance is being provided to those affected. Those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice…they will not be spared! Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will get even stronger.»
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The country’s police also described the incident as a «terror attack» and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule.
«This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years,» Omar Abdullah, the region’s top elected official, wrote on social media.

Indian security officers patrol in armored vehicles near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists in Pahalgam, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Two senior police officers said at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at dozens of tourists from close range, according to the Associated Press. The officers said at least three dozen others were injured, many in serious condition.
Most of the tourists killed were Indian, the officers reportedly told the AP on condition of anonymity, in keeping with departmental policy.
Officials collected at least 20 bodies in Baisaran meadow, some three miles from the disputed region’s resort town of Pahalgam.
The meadow in Pahalgam is a popular destination, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and dotted with pine forests. It is visited by hundreds of tourists every day as Kashmir, known for Himalayan foothills and exquisitely decorated houseboats, has become a major domestic tourist destination. It has drawn millions of visitors who enjoy a strange peace kept by ubiquitous security checkpoints, armored vehicles and patrolling soldiers.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each administer part of Kashmir, but both claim the territory in its entirety.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police and soldiers were searching for the attackers.
«We will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences,» India’s home minister, Amit Shah, wrote on social media. He arrived in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, and convened a meeting with top security officials. He said Modi, on an official visit in Saudi Arabia, has been briefed.
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a key resistance politician and Kashmir’s top religious cleric, condemned what he described as a «cowardly attack on tourists,» writing on social media that «such violence is unacceptable and against the ethos of Kashmir which welcomes visitors with love and warmth.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Pope Francis to lie in state, mourners welcome: What to expect from the pontiff’s funeral

For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he will be laid to rest.
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco in Argentina, died on Monday, April 21, 2025, of a stroke and cardiac arrest, according to the Vatican.
In the early morning of Easter Monday, Pope Francis suffered a stroke, followed by a coma. The former head of the Catholic Church then went into irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse and died at 88 years old, according to the Vatican.
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Pope Francis served the Catholic Church as the 266th pontiff from 2013-2025. (Fillipo Monteforte/AFP via Getty)
His final public appearance was on Easter Sunday, when he provided blessings to crowds of faithful at St. Peter’s Square.
On Feb. 14, 2025, Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he received a medical diagnosis of double pneumonia and remained hospitalized for 38 days.
What to expect the week of Pope Francis’ funeral?
On Tuesday morning, around 60 Catholic cardinals held their first meeting since Pope Francis’s death, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. local time in Rome.
The meeting began with a prayer for the deceased pontiff. The high-ranking priests swore to obey the rules of the funeral plans that Pope Francis made last year. Finally, Bergoglio’s final will and testament were read.
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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter Sunday. (Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
He requested that the tomb read only «Franciscus,» with no mention of his 12-year papacy, a unique shift from the burial places of past popes.
On Monday in Rome, a rosary service was held for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.
Beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time (03:00 ET) and continuing until the funeral, Pope Francis’s body will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica, where mourners can pay their respects.
The procession of Pope Francis’s body will pass through Santa Marta Square, the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs and the Arch of the Bells into St. Peter’s Square before entering the Vatican Basilica.
Mourners are welcome to pay their respects at St. Peter’s Basilica in the following days and times:
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. – midnight (0500-1800 ET)
- Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 7 a.m. – midnight (0100-1800 ET)
- Friday, April 25, 2025, from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (0100-1300 ET)
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Pope Francis is often referred to as «the People’s Pope» and traveled to parts of the world uncommon for popes to visit. (AFP via Getty Images)
What to expect from Pope Francis’ funeral
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10 a.m. local time, Pope Francis’s life will be celebrated during a Mass presided over by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals.
Bishops, priests, cardinals, archbishops and patriarchs from around the world will officiate the service.
The events will conclude with the beginning of the Novemdiales, a symbolic and procedural period of nine days of prayer, mourning and remembrance.
Another funeral Mass will be held on Sunday by Italian Cardinal and Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Pope Francis will be taken to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
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Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was from Argentina and the first pope in history from the Global South. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
What does Pope Francis’ will say?
The 266th pontiff revealed his burial wishes just days after being elected in 2013.
«It was his belief that he may not live very long,» Neomi DeAnda, a trained constructive theologian, told Fox News Digital. «He was already in his 70s when he was elected pope, and he wanted to be prepared when God called him home.»
«In the Name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
«Feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching and with lively hope in the Eternal Life, I wish to express my testamentary will only with regard to the place of my Burial.
«I have always entrusted my life and the priestly and episcopal ministry to the Mother of Our Lord, Mary Most Holy. Therefore, I ask that my mortal remains rest waiting for the day of the resurrection in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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Pope Francis’ life will be celebrated in Rome on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (The Associated Press)
«I want my last earthly journey to end in this ancient sanctuary Mariano where I went for prayer at the beginning and end of each Apostolic Journey to confidently entrust my intentions to the Immaculate Mother and thank Her for the docile and maternal care.
«I ask that my tomb be prepared in the hole of the aisle between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the aforementioned Papal Basilica as Indicated in the attached annex.
«The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decorum and with the only inscription: Franciscus.
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«The expenses for the preparation of my burial will be covered with the sum of the benefactor who I have arranged, to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I have provided to give appropriate instructions to Mons. Rolandas Makrickas, Extraordinary Commissioner of the Chapter Liberian.
«May the Lord give the well-deserved reward to those who have loved me and will continue to pray for me. The suffering that was made in the last part of my life I offered to the Lord for peace in the world and brotherhood among peoples.»
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‘Growing heat’: Sotomayor spars with Alito during LGBTQ classroom books case

Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning as Alito was speaking.
The short quarrel happened as the high court listened to arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents sought to solidify the right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-related material in elementary schools — which they argue conflicts with their faith.
«There is a growing heat to the exchanges between the justices. Sotomayor just tried to disagree with Alito’s portrayal and Alito pushed back and asked to allow him to finish,» Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley observed on X.
Sotomayor initially asked Mahmoud attorney Eric Baxter about a particular book titled «Uncle Bobby’s Wedding» that included a same-sex relationship storyline and whether exposure to same-sex relationships in children’s books could be considered coercion.
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Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning as Alito was speaking. (Getty)
«Our parents would object to that,» Baxter responded.
Sotomayor continued with her line of questioning to further clarify Baxter’s objection to the books. Baxter stated, «Our objections would be even to reading books that violate our client’s religious beliefs.»
Alito then jumped in with additional questions related to the book.
«I’ve read that book as well as a lot of these other books,» Alito began. «Do you think it’s fair to say that all that is done in ‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ is to expose children to the fact that there are men who marry other men?»
Baxter objected to Alito’s question. Alito then said that while the book «has a clear message and a lot of people think it’s a good message,» some with «traditional religious beliefs don’t agree with» it.
As Alito continued with his explanation, Sotomayor jumped in.
«What a minute. The reservation is—» Sotomayor began.
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«Can I finish?» Alito said.
«It has a clear moral message, and it may be a good message. It’s just a message that a lot of religious people disagree with,» Alito finished.
As arguments wrapped, the Supreme Court appeared inclined to agree with the parents.

The short quarrel happened as the high court listened to arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, where a coalition of parents sought to solidify a right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-related material in elementary schools that they argue conflicts with their faith. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents with elementary school children in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland brought suit against the school board after it introduced new LGBTQ books into the curriculum as part of the district’s «inclusivity» initiative.
The curriculum change came after the state of Maryland enacted regulations seeking to promote «educational equity,» according to the petitioner’s brief filed with the high court.
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The parents lost both at the district court and the appellate level. The Fourth Circuit held that the parents had not shown how the policy violated the First Amendment.
The case comes at a time when President Donald Trump and his administration have prioritized educational and DEI-related reform upon starting his second term. The Supreme Court has notably also heard oral arguments this past term in other religious liberty and gender-related suits.

A coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents with elementary school children in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland brought suit against the school board after it introduced new LGBTQ books into the curriculum as part of the district’s «inclusivity» initiative. (Becket/Getty Images)
The high court heard oral arguments earlier this month in a suit brought by a Wisconsin-based Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief. The decision could alter the current eligibility requirements for religious tax exemptions.
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Fox News’ Bill Mears, Shannon Bream, and David Spunt contributed to this report.
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El Vaticano se prepara para el inicio de las exequias del papa Francisco con el traslado de su féretro a la Basílica de San Pedro

El pontífice será homenajeado por los fieles en tres jornadas de recogimiento y oración. La oportunidad para rendirle un último adiós se extenderá hasta el viernes 25 de abril
Las exequias públicas del papa Francisco comienzan este miércoles con una solemne ceremonia que marcará el inicio de tres días de recogimiento y oración. El féretro del pontífice, quien falleció el lunes a los 88 años debido a un ictus, será trasladado desde la residencia de la Casa Santa Marta hasta la Basílica de San Pedro. Este traslado se llevará a cabo a las 9:00 hora local, con la presencia de autoridades eclesiásticas y fieles que se reunirán para rendir homenaje a la figura del Papa, quien dedicó su vida a la Iglesia y a los más desfavorecidos.
El cardenal Kevin Joseph Farrell, camarlengo de la Iglesia Católica, presidirá la oración inicial antes de que el féretro comience su recorrido. La procesión pasará por la Plaza de Santa Marta y la Plaza de los Protomártires Romanos, antes de llegar a la Plaza de San Pedro. La entrada al Vaticano se realizará por la puerta central de la Basílica, donde los Patriarcas, Cardenales, Arzobispos, Obispos y miembros de la Capilla Pontificia acompañarán el féretro, todos vestidos con el hábito coral, en un acto solemne que reafirma el respeto y la devoción hacia el Papa Francisco.
Una vez en la Basílica de San Pedro, el cuerpo del Papa será depositado en el Altar de la Confesión, situado bajo el famoso baldaquino de Bernini, un lugar de profundo simbolismo.
La Liturgia de la Palabra dará inicio a las ceremonias, marcando el comienzo oficial de los homenajes públicos que se extenderán hasta el viernes 25 de abril. Durante estos tres días, el templo permanecerá abierto hasta la medianoche el miércoles y jueves, brindando a los fieles la oportunidad de acercarse al féretro y rendir su último adiós a un Papa que ha dejado una huella imborrable en la historia de la Iglesia.
El viernes, las exequias llegarán a su fin con la culminación de los homenajes públicos. Se espera que una multitud de fieles, dignatarios y jefes de Estado se reúnan para asistir al funeral de uno de los pontífices más influyentes de la era moderna.
A continuación la cobertura en vivo de las exequias del papa Francisco:
El presidente Gabriel Boric designó una delegación chilena de alto nivel para asistir al funeral del papa Francisco

El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, no asistirá a los funerales del papa Francisco. En su lugar, el mandatario ha designado una delegación de alto nivel para representar al país en los actos fúnebres.
Según un comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, la delegación estará integrada por el presidente del Senado, Manuel José Ossadón; el presidente de la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados, José Miguel Castro; y el canciller Alberto van Klavaren.
El presidente Boric, que se encuentra en Brasil en una visita oficial, participará en los funerales de Francisco solo de manera simbólica, ya que la visita se extenderá hasta el 24 de abril.
A pesar de ser un país laico, el presidente Boric decretó duelo nacional por tres días tras el fallecimiento de Francisco, considerando que un gran porcentaje de la población chilena profesa la religión católica. “Siguiendo la tradición de Chile (…) tal como lo hiciera el presidente Ricardo Lagos cuando falleció el papa Juan Pablo II”, indicó Boric en su declaración.
El cardenal haitiano Chibly Langlois le rindió homenaje al papa Francisco por su cercanía con Haití y su pueblo

El cardenal haitiano Chibly Langlois rindió un emotivo homenaje al papa Francisco, recordando su cercanía con la Iglesia de Haití y su pueblo. En un documento dado a conocer este martes, Langlois destacó que el pontífice, fallecido este lunes, “supo encarnar una espiritualidad concreta basada en la misericordia, la escucha y la solidaridad”.
Según Langlois, el papa hizo del Evangelio una “invitación viva” que inspiró acciones en favor de los más frágiles y recordó a todos que la luz de Dios se revela en el cuidado de cada persona, especialmente los más desfavorecidos. “En un mundo azotado por la injusticia y el sufrimiento, puso la fe al servicio de la vida cotidiana”, afirmó el cardenal. “Seguirá siendo para nosotros un ejemplo a seguir, una invitación permanente a trabajar con dignidad y solidaridad”, afirmó.
El papa Francisco también recibió un homenaje de la Conferencia Episcopal de Haití (CEH), que expresó su “profunda tristeza” por la pérdida de un pastor que supo llegar al “corazón” de todos con su “sencillez, su humildad y su amor por los más pequeños”.
El monseñor Max Leroys Mesidor, presidente de la CEH, subrayó que, en un país marcado por el sufrimiento, el papa siempre mostró su cercanía a Haití, convirtiéndose en una fuente de esperanza y solidaridad. “En un país tan castigado por el sufrimiento, el mensaje del papa Francisco ha sido una fuente de esperanza, de valor y de solidaridad”, señaló la CEH.
Por su parte, la Arquidiócesis de Puerto Príncipe anunció que celebrará una misa solemne en memoria del papa este viernes en la iglesia de San Pedro de Petion-ville, en las alturas de la capital, como homenaje a este “servidor celoso y valiente”.
“El papa de los migrantes”: la comunidad de Ciudad Juárez en México recordaron al pontífice en una misa especial

Este martes, migrantes de diversas nacionalidades y voluntarios se reunieron en la Casa del Migrante de Ciudad Juárez para recordar al papa Francisco, a quien muchos llamaban “el papa de los migrantes”, por su constante defensa y acompañamiento a quienes cruzan fronteras en busca de una vida mejor.
El padre Francisco Javier Guillén, director del albergue, expresó a la agencia EFE: “El día de hoy fuimos convocados para seguir rezando por el eterno descanso del papa Francisco. Aquí en la Casa del Migrante lo recordamos con gran aprecio, por su cercanía con las personas en movilidad”.
Durante la misa, el padre Guillén destacó la visita del papa Francisco a la frontera en 2016, cuando “nos dio pautas muy claras para el trabajo pastoral con migrantes”. También recordó que el pontífice instó a orar “por tantas y tantas personas que han fallecido en este momento, por buscar una mejor vida”.

Los migrantes presentes en la misa, como Daniel López, un migrante venezolano, lamentaron su pérdida, diciendo: “Era una persona que ayudaba mucho a los migrantes, es lamentable su pérdida”.
El legado del papa Francisco sigue vigente, como indicó el padre Guillén: “Nos dejó mucho para reflexionar y mucho por accionar. Su impacto fue profundo y nos seguirá inspirando para construir una sociedad más digna para todos”.
El presidente de República Dominicana estará presente en el funeral del papa Francisco

El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, viajará este viernes a Roma, acompañado de la primera dama, Raquel Arbaje, para asistir al funeral del papa Francisco, según anunció el portavoz de la Presidencia, Homero Figueroa, a través de la red social X.
En el mismo comunicado, el presidente Abinader decretó tres días de duelo oficial a partir del martes, en honor al fallecimiento del papa. En el decreto, destacó la figura de Francisco como un líder global que promovió reformas significativas dentro de la Iglesia católica y se distinguió por su humildad, su apertura al diálogo y su compromiso con la paz entre los pueblos.
Abinader también subrayó la importancia del pontífice, quien, aunque no visitó República Dominicana durante su pontificado, mantuvo una relación cercana con el país.
A pesar de no haber realizado una visita oficial a República Dominicana, el papa Francisco mostró gestos de solidaridad hacia el país, como su oración por las víctimas de la tragedia ocurrida el 8 de abril en una discoteca de Santo Domingo, que dejó 232 muertos y más de 180 heridos.
Cardenales y feligreses colombianos recordaron al papa Francisco cómo un “hombre coherente”

El martes, cardenales y feligreses colombianos en Bogotá recordaron al papa Francisco como un “hombre coherente” que vivió de acuerdo con sus enseñanzas y predicó el “amor de Dios”.
El arzobispo emérito de Bogotá, cardenal Rubén Salazar, destacó que el pontífice demostró, tanto en su vida personal como en su labor pastoral, un testimonio consecuente con sus palabras.
“Vivía todos los días lo que proclamaba”, afirmó Salazar durante una misa en la Catedral Primada de Bogotá, donde la iglesia colombiana agradeció por la vida y la misión del papa Francisco.
Salazar también enfatizó el amor profundo del papa Francisco por Dios, un amor que lo llevó a entregarse por completo al servicio de la iglesia y la proclamación del evangelio. “Él amaba a Dios con todo su corazón, con todas sus fuerzas”, expresó el cardenal, resaltando la dedicación total del pontífice en su misión religiosa.
Durante la misa, se recordó la especial relación que el papa tenía con Colombia, país que visitó en septiembre de 2017, un viaje marcado por su mensaje de paz y reconciliación tras el acuerdo con la guerrilla de las FARC.
En esa visita, el papa Francisco presidió actos significativos como el Gran Encuentro de Oración por la Reconciliación Nacional en Villavicencio, donde recibió la imagen del Cristo Negro de Bojayá, un símbolo de la tragedia de la violencia en el país. Además, lideró la beatificación de Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve y Pedro María Ramírez, víctimas de la violencia política en Colombia, reforzando su compromiso con la paz y la unidad en un país marcado por años de conflicto.
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