12 h. ago Pictures of Pope Francis's tomb released as it opens to the public in Rome basilica

Followers of the Catholic church are queuing up to visit the Pope's final resting place

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14 h. ago British mourner, 43, and his mother, 73, are first to pay their respects to Pope Francis as pontiff laid in final resting place

Building boss Marcel Farcas, 43, was with his mum Elena, 73, and had arrived at 5.30am in order to beat the rush at Santa Maria Maggiore church.

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16 h. ago Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis

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31 h. ago Prince William pays respects to Pope Francis on behalf of King Charles at historic funeral

Prince William attended Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican this morning. It is the first time he has represented King Charles at an international funeral

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32 h. ago The world leaders who got their phones out and took photos as Pope Francis's coffin was carried away... while others showed their respect

A number of dignitaries couldn't resist pulling out their mobiles to take pictures and videos of the late Pope's humble wooden casket as it was back towards St Peter's Basilica.

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33 h. ago From Trump to Prince William: who attended Pope Francis's funeral? – video

World leaders arrived at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to pay their final respects to Pope Francis before his funeral. Among the dignitaries were the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who White House officials said had had a 'very productive discussion' ahead of the servicePope Francis buried after funeral attended by world leaders, royals and 400,000 mourners – live Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ coffin.

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38 h. ago Prince William and Keir Starmer join world leaders to pay respects to Pope Francis at late Pontiff’s funeral

Prince William and Sir Keir Starmer joined world leaders to pay their respects to Pope Francis at the late Pontiff’s funeral.

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40 h. ago Donald Trump and Melania pay respects to Pope Francis at late Pontiff’s funeral

Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid their respects to Pope Francis at the late Pontiff’s funeral on Saturday (26 April).

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42 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: World leaders arriving to pay respects at historic Vatican ceremony

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, along with major world leaders

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50 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: World leaders to pay respects to late Pontiff in historic Vatican ceremony

Pope Francis will be remembered as a humble leader and champion of the poor in a ceremony attended by world leaders

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62 h. ago Pope Francis funeral guest list is revealed as world leaders fly into Rome and faithful queue for last chance to see his open coffin with 130,000 already bidding farewell

Hundreds of high-profile delegations are arriving in Rome today ahead of Pope Francis' funeral as thousands of Catholic faithful queue to pay their respects.

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64 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: Public queue to pay respects for last time as world leaders fly in for Vatican ceremony

Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday with world leaders in attendance

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3 d. ago Pope Francis: thousands more pay respects on second day of lying in state

More than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body, after St Peter’s Basilica stayed open all night to cope with the huge crowds who had come to pay their final respects.The 16th-century basilica, where Francis’s simple wooden coffin is placed on the main altar, was scheduled to close at midnight on Wednesday but remained open until 5.30am to allow in those who still wished to enter. After just 90 minutes of cleaning, it was reopened at 7am. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Italy prepares ring of steel for Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome with Nato jets, snipers and 8,000 police

Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 people descend to pay respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral.

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3 d. ago Pope Francis: basilica stays open overnight so thousands can pay final respects

More than 50,000 people, queuing for hours, viewed body of late pontiff over 24-hour period, says VaticanSt Peter’s Basilica has reopened for thousands of people to pay their final respects to Pope Francis for a second day, following a brief pause after keeping its doors open all night.The 16th-century basilica, where Francis’s simple wooden coffin is placed on the main altar, was scheduled to close at midnight but remained open until 5.30am to allow in those who still wished to enter. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Faithful join the line to pay their final respects to Pope Francis

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night to accommodate the higher-than-expected turnout.

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3 d. ago Pope Francis death: Mourners tell of 'momentous' occasion as St Peter's Basilica stays open overnight for thousands to pay respect

St Peter’s Basilica remained open throughout the night to allow more people to pay their respects to Pope Francis

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3 d. ago Thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis as Vatican considers extending public viewing

The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so strong that the Vatican said it would consider longer hours to meet the demand

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4 d. ago Thousands from around world wait hours to visit coffin of Pope Francis

Pope’s simple open casket lies on main altar of St Peter’s Basilica as mourners say: ‘It’s a privilege to be here’ Thousands of people queued for hours under the hot spring sun in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose simple wooden coffin has been placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, where he will lie in state until Friday evening.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in Casa Santa Marta on Monday aged 88 after a stroke and subsequent heart failure. He had been recovering from double pneumonia, which had kept him in hospital for five weeks. Continue reading...

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