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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...
Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.
Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over 120 years to be buried outside the holy city, according to Vatican News.
The funeral of the pope is underway in Vatican City, where throngs of mourners have gathered to give a final send-off to Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for ...
Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...
A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered ...
Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death ... Marta House — a hotel-like residence inside Vatican City where Francis had his own personal apartment during his pontificate ...
A total of 170 cardinals from around the world have already arrived in Vatican City following the death of Pope Francis, with ...