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Hundreds of thousands filled St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Vatican City to bid a solemn farewell to a widely ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose humble style and pastoral vision both reinvigorated ...

Three days of public viewing of Pope Francis’ body by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike have ended and the pontiff's coffin sealed.

They gently applauded as the open wooden casket containing Pope Francis' body in a red robe ... Several world leaders are scheduled to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, April 26, 2025. UN ...

Francis, who died Monday at 88, will remain in his simple, open casket at the basilica until his burial Saturday. Francis’ funeral service will be held at 4 a.m. EDT. The proceedings will begin ...

Since the announcement of his death, Vatican City has been enacting centuries-old traditions for the death of a Pope, in the lead-up to his funeral. An open casket display has been up since ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is currently lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral this weekend ... to social media with the casket and the Pope’s body in the ...

Mourners have sparked outrage after taking selfies with the open casket of Pope Francis ... in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral this weekend, with tens of thousands of people ...

A third user remarked, "Mourners are taking smiling selfies with images of the deceased Pope seen in an open ... casket was not placed on an elevated bier as per his wish for simpler funeral ...

This elaborate carpet, the second of three used in the papal funeral proceedings, comes from northwest Iran. Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter's Basilica on 25 April, his open casket placed ...