will preside over the funeral Mass, which will be celebrated by patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests from around the world, the Vatican said. The funeral starts nine days of ...

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Saturday's funeral mass will begin at 10 a.m. local time — 4 a.m. ET and 3 a.m. CT. It will be held in St. Peter's Square, a large plaza directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

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The Vatican will observe nine days of mourning, while world leaders, religious figures, and the faithful gather in Rome to pay their respects. His funeral will take place at St. Peter's Basilica ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the motorcade route through downtown Rome to witness the first funeral ...