Here are some of the most defining images from the 88-year-old's life and papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos ...

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Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately ...

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What is a democracy anyway? In the current political climate, the media and politicians throw around many terms. Words like ...

Less a true belief than a cynical way to control and stifle opposition, fascism emerged in the early 20th century in Italy, ...

The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

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From Cairns to the Cape, Leichhardt is up for grabs with the departure of long-serving MP Warren Entsch. We go behind the ...

Authoritarian regimes make crushing unions a top priority for a reason: Strong, independent unions are the best safeguard ...

Gen. George Patton gave the Thunderbirds high praise, saying "the 45th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best.