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.

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 ...

Vatican prepares for funeral as thousands gather to pay respect to Pope Francis US cardinal accused of mishandling sexual abuse cases chosen to close casket How Pope Francis's funeral differs from ...

As the Vatican prepares to memorialize Pope Francis with a funeral Mass on Saturday, it is also planning a conclave to elect the next pope. Here are some of the key figures and themes emerging.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late pope. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Political and ...

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 ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who ...

At the Vatican, a last chance for the faithful to view Pope Francis in his casket before his funeral on Saturday. More than a quarter-million people over three days of public viewing processed by ...

Celebrations are already underway ahead of the Army's 250th military parade. But some are protesting in areas around D.C. Watch Live Ida Domingo&John Gonzalez Pope Francis's body is laid out in ...

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 ...