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Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.
Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...
Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, days ...
Pope Francis' final will states that he will be buried at St. Mary Major basilica, outside the Vatican and home to his ...
Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican ...
Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...
Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the rite in the chapel of Pope Francis’ Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, just a ...
Years before his death at the age of 88, Pope Francis outlined his own burial plans and said he hoped that they would be ...