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Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...
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 ...
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 had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse
Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...
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, ...
Pope Francis’ death: Viewing tomorrow ahead of Vatican funeral Saturday
In life, Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path forged by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict.