2025 conclave
The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.
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Oliver Bearman
Oliver Bearman, English racing driver
May 8, 1994, marked the first democratic elections in South Africa, resulting in Nelson Mandela becoming the country's first Black...
"To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying amen to what the world tells you to prefer is to have kept your soul alive."
Robert Louis Stevenson
2021 Kabul school bombing
A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
"To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying amen to what the world tells you to prefer is to have kept your soul alive."
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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)
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Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances (Europe):
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9
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May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Teresa Demjanovich
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Blessed Teresa Demjanovich (Ruthenian Catholic Church)
