Pope chooses tomb in Rome, not Vatican

Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s…

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Turkish Club President resigns after attacking referee

President of Turkey’s Ankaragucu football club, Faruk Koca, has resigned following his attack on a referee during a match late Monday. The top-flight SuperLig indefinitely suspended matches and a court placed Ankaragucu club president, Faruk Koca, and two others in pre-trial detention for “injuring and threatening a public official”. Images of Monday night’s incident showed…

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