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Pope Francis Was a Regular Customer and a Friend

Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as hundreds of thousands come to view Pope Francis

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Square, after which the Vatican press office is expected to release details of the conclave that will elect the next pontiff.

National Geographic · 3h

Most popes are buried beneath the Vatican—but Francis is breaking tradition

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, catacombs, and cemeteries in, under, and around the city.

Associated Press News · 15h

At shops around the Vatican, Pope Francis was a regular customer and a friend

In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning the man they knew, not as the leader of a church or head of state, but as an ordinary person.

Pope Francis, ABC News Live

Pope Francis live updates: Pope Francis' coffin has been closed

Francis' funeral will take place Saturday morning at St. Peter's Basilica. The viewing of the casket of Pope Francis has ended, and his casket has been closed, according to the Vatican press office.

USA Today · 6h

How to watch Pope Francis' funeral: What time, TV channels, livestream, more

Pope Francis' funeral ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, April 26 in Vatican City. Here's how to watch it in the US.

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

They came to Rome to mourn Pope Francis

At least 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, joining at least 50 heads of states, including U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron;

WPLG Local 1016m

Vatican grieves Catholic Church’s 1st head from the Americas

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

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Vatican may extend hours as huge crowds line up to honor Pope Francis

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

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Royalty and presidents to join multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral

VATICAN CITY - Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on ...

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Argentines bid poignant farewell to countryman Pope Francis at Vatican

Argentine Marcelo Bruno jumped into a car early on Thursday and set off on the long drive to Rome from Syracuse on the island ...

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How the papal conclave will choose a new pope after the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

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What to expect at Pope Francis’ funeral from Vatican rituals to iron-clad security and world leaders attending

Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ...

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Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well ...

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Incense, bells and Swiss Guards: The procession taking Pope Francis to lie in state

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

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