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Who will be the next pope? How the papal conclave works
Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...
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This is how the Pope's coffin will be sealed: a silk handkerchief on the face, holy water on the body, and a bag with the coins from his pontificate
The Camerlengo will seal Pope Francis' coffin at 8 p.m.. Last hours to say goodbye to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica.
See the moment the Holy Communion is distributed at Pope Francis’ funeral
Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – ...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes
An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
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Divine Mercy Sunday: Pope Francis was an ‘instrument of mercy for humanity,’ Parolin says
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...
Francis celebrated as ‘pope among the people’ in Vatican funeral attended by massive crowd
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...
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 ...
Pope Francis' tomb opens to visitors at Roman basilica, as 200K attend special Mass at St Peter's Square
Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...
Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral holds special memorial mass for Pope Francis
Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest ...
Photos: From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral
VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always ...