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Pope Francis laid to rest at Vatican funeral

  Pope Francis has been laid to rest after a solemn ceremony in Rome. The funeral and procession were attended by more than 250,000 people. Many high-ranking church officials, royalty, heads of state, and foreign dignitaries paid their respects to the pontiff in the magnificent 16th-century St Peter's Basilica. The Vatican News website called the ceremony "moving, intense, and heartfelt". Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, aged 88, after serving as head of the Catholic Church for 12 years. Francis was the first Pope from South America. A Catholic Church cardinal said the outpouring of affection in the Vatican streets "tells us how much Pope Francis touched minds and hearts". Pope Francis was a hugely popular pontiff. He was seen as a man who did his utmost to bring people together. Cardinal Re told mourners that the late Pope had a deep commitment to the plight of migrants and to world peace. Cardinal Re said Francis had constantly urged people to ...

The Notorious Rob Ford, Toronto´s late ex Mayor .

  Watch :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8h0BgBo5qg Netflix Trailer :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exi7L2RldTQ It is fair to say that Rob Ford brought more attention to Toronto at one time than the city has ever received in its history. The late former mayor, who passed away almost a decade ago, made the Canadian city internationally notorious in May 2013 when a gossip website released a video showing him smoking crack cocaine. The revelation was soon followed by an astonishing series of events: Ford's admission of crack-smoking, reports that the house where Ford was videotaped was well known for attracting drugs and violence, another video showing him drunk and using racial slurs, and yet another video showing him again smoking crack. Part of what made Ford so headline-grabbing was, of course, the simple fact that he was a mayor engaging in felonious behaviour. That behaviour was part of his   persona , which  made for sensationa...