The group must decide the date of the funeral. In 1995 John Paul II’s funeral was six days after his death and the conclave to choose a successor met 10 days later. It must also decide when the ...

The cardinals arrange for the funeral rites to be observed during this time. This is also when a pope lies in state. Approximately 1 million mourners visited John Paul II's body as it lay in state ...

The funeral of Pope John Paul II has taken place in St Peter's Square. The requiem Mass was watched by tens of thousands in the piazza, including about 200 world leaders, and many millions more around ...

Pope John Paul II has been buried in St Peter's Basilica after a funeral in Rome watched by tens of thousands of people, including 200 world leaders. The vast crowd of pilgrims packed St Peter's ...

Gary Stern of The Journal News/lohud covered Pope John Paul II's funeral and witnessed the global impact of the event. There's a saying when a pope dies: "The pope is dead, long live the pope." ...

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Back when then-Prince Charles represented his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Pope John Paul II’s funeral on April 8, 2005, he attended without his partner, Camilla. (In fact, Charles and Camilla ...