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Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis with massive funeral and humble burial
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade ...
Manitoba Indigenous leaders among those in Rome to say farewell to Pope Francis, remembered as 'strong ally'
Indigenous leaders from Manitoba were among those who paid their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral mass in Rome on ...
200 NY Catholics traveled to Rome to meet Pope Francis — and attended his funeral instead
A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never ...
Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, essential’ life, Rome’s poor will pay him a final tribute
The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.
Pope Francis laid to rest after 250,000 attend funeral service
Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square ...
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Mourners from around the world flock to Rome to say goodbye to ‘pope of the people’
Pope Francis is the pope of the people,” Rosa de los Ríos told America in Spanish before the funeral Mass. “He is very close ...
Pope’s coffin passes Rome landmarks on journey to St. Mary Major Basilica
Crowds applauded and yelled “Papa Francesco!” as a slow-moving motorcade escorting the Pope’s coffin to his final resting ...
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Global leaders gather in Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis
The whole world is bidding farewell to Pope Francis, and the funeral ceremonies are ongoing. Follow our LIVE coverage ...
'Grazie, Francesco': Pope buried in Rome
Some 250,000 attended Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday, including world leaders and ordinary people. DW's religion ...
Among the meek and the mighty, Catholics bury their ‘people’s pope’
The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...
The pope wanted a 'small' funeral. He's getting fighter jets and drone-busters
Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.