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200,000 people expected to attend funeral of Pope Francis

Reuters on MSN · 46m

Royalty and presidents to join multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a funeral Mass in St.

USA TODAY · 6h

Former President Joe Biden, Jill Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome

Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will among those attending Saturday's funeral for Pope Francis in Vatican City.

Who is expected to attend Pope Francis' funeral?

Leaders and prominent figures from across the world will be in attendance when Pope Francis is buried in a service on April 26 in Vatican City.

Pope Francis Was a Regular Customer and a Friend

Associated Press News · 16h

At shops around the Vatican, Pope Francis was a regular customer and a friend

In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning the man they knew, not as the leader of a church or head of state, but as an ordinary person.

CNN on MSN · 21h

Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

National Geographic · 4h

Most popes are buried beneath the Vatican—but Francis is breaking tradition

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, catacombs, and cemeteries in, under, and around the city.

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Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as hundreds of thousands come to view Pope Francis

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

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Public viewings of Pope Francis' body have ended after 3 days

Three days of public viewing of Pope Francis’ body by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike have ended. VATICAN CITY (AP) — ...

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A Faithful Throng Pays Last Respects to Pope Francis

It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

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Vatican may extend hours as huge crowds line up to honor Pope Francis

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

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How the papal conclave will choose a new pope after the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

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Argentines bid poignant farewell to countryman Pope Francis at Vatican

Argentine Marcelo Bruno jumped into a car early on Thursday and set off on the long drive to Rome from Syracuse on the island ...

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Incense, bells and Swiss Guards: The procession taking Pope Francis to lie in state

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

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A deleted condolence after pope’s death revealed tension between Israel and the Vatican

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

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