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When is Pope Francis's funeral? A guide to the papal rites and ceremonies taking place this week.
Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s ...
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Politics aside for one day, world leaders to gather at Vatican and mourn Pope Francis
President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...
What to Know About Pope Francis’ Funeral Arrangements
A pope’s death is confirmed by the head of the Vatican’s health department and the cardinal chamberlain of the Holy Roman ...
Watch livestream: Mourners gather in Vatican City after Pope Francis dies at 88
Hundreds of visitors gathered in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on Monday, April 21 to mourn the death of Pope Francis.
Incense, bells and Swiss guards: the procession bringing Pope Francis to lie in state
Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the late pontiff ...
Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...
How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...
What will Pope Francis’s legacy be? It depends on what comes next.
A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...