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About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began. The church choir echoed through loudspeakers across the city-state. Some ...
"At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father." Where will Pope Francis be buried? What happens after his death? Here's what to know. His death begins ...
President Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social Monday – following news of Pope Francis's death – that he and ...
Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...
At the Consistory of Feb. 21, 2001, John Paul II named him a cardinal. Pope Francis was first admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital Feb. 14 after battling bronchitis. He had been ...
Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in St. Mary Major Basilica. Security was tightened in Rome as world leaders attended ...
Pope Francis for me was an inspiration, a guide,” said Elias Caravalhal. Caravalhal lives in Rome but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter’s ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass and meet with foreign leaders.