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Pope Francis' body taken to St. Peter's Basilica for lying in state: Live updates
Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis lying in state for 3 days ahead of funeral at the Vatican
The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...
The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix
Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.
Pope Francis's coffin arrives in St Peter's Basilica for public mourning
Tens of thousands of mourners have been descending on Vatican City over the last two days to pay their respects to Pope ...
Bells toll as Pope Francis’ body is transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica for 3 days of public viewing
The bells of St. Peter’s are tolling as the body of Pope Francis is transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the ...
Pope Francis, in some of his last words, thanked nurse for chance to greet Easter crowd, Vatican says
Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...
Pope Francis' conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff
He threw them into the Tiber River in a videotaped protest to denounce what he called the “pagan idolatry” taking place on ...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies after stroke and cardiac arrest
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and ...