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Pope Francis’ funeral live updates: Pontiff laid to rest at Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica after Vatican ceremony
Watch live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age ...
AP PHOTOS: From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral
From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...
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 ...
How Pope Francis addressed the role of women in the Church
During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe ...
Latest Updates: Mourners Bid Solemn Farewell to Pope Francis
More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...
The subtly complicated politics of Pope Francis’ funeral
Pope Francis’ funeral will be a moment when different factions from around the world, perhaps frustratingly, may have to ...
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 – ...
Pope Francis funeral updates: 250,000 at Vatican; Francis driven through Rome
Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...
Simple Funeral for Pope Francis Becomes Conduit to See Trump
The funeral for Pope Francis was intended to be a stripped-down affair to honor the simplicity of the man. Instead, the ...