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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...
The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis ...
On the heels of a private meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while attending ...
Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...
The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...
Trump is only the second sitting U.S. president to attend a papal funeral — and comes against the backdrop of the U.S.’s increasingly isolationist posture.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...
The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...
World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...
The public mourning period presents a major security challenge: how to accommodate all the people who want to see the pope - ...
Brooklyn Catholic students witnessed what became Pope Francis' final blessing during a school trip in Vatican City, leaving a ...
Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...