In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose simple style, pastoral vision and outsized footprint on the world stage both …
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‘He Was Like Family’: Faithful Descend on St. Peter’s Square for Pope’s Funeral
Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came for a pope who had cared for the poor and marginalized.
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Trump’s Blue Suit at Pope’s Funeral Draws Attention
President Trump’s choice stood out in a sea of world leaders and famous faces who were dressed in customary black.
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Virginia Giuffre, voz en el escándalo de tráfico sexual de Epstein, muere a los 41 años
Acusó a Jeffrey Epstein y a su cómplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, de reclutarla para unirse a su red depredadora y demandó al príncipe Andrés por agresión sexual.
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Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region
Ukraine denied that it had been pushed out of the region and said that its military operations inside Russia were continuing.
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Who Was the American Who Did the First Reading at Pope Francis’ Funeral Mass?
Kielce Gussie is a reporter with Vatican News. She has been working in Rome since 2019.
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Decoding the Vatican: Key Terms in the Papal Transition
From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.
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Los cantos gregorianos del funeral del papa Francisco
El papa Francisco rompía a menudo con la tradición, pero la música de su funeral no lo intenta. Si bien los compositores de todas las épocas, desde Palestrina hasta Mozart y Andrew Lloyd Webber, han escrito elaboradas adaptaciones de la liturgia …
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Will Pope Francis Be Made a Saint?
Two of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of canonization.
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