Saturday, November 16, 2024

Brazilian crowds delight pope

RIO DE JANEIRO - A wrong turn sent a humble Fiat carrying Pope Francis into the thick of a frenzied Rio crowd Monday, in his first minutes back in South America since becoming pontiff. It was a nightmare for security officials, but for the clearly delighted pope just another opportunity …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Shipwrecked students feared remote death at sea

RIO DE JANEIRO - When wind and rough seas drove the Canadian sailing ship carrying dozens of teenage students to lean precariously to one side, the captain figured it was just another day of sailing in rough weather.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO