52 m. ago Cardinals to meet in Rome in preparation for funeral of Pope Francis

Funeral should be held between the fourth and sixth days after the pope’s death, with heads of state and royalty expected to attendCardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis’s funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after suffering a stroke. He had been recovering from double pneumonia that saw him hospitalised for five weeks. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Pope Francis latest: Cardinals gather to discuss funeral plans after Vatican confirms the cause of death

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

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1 hour ago ‘A signal of simplicity’: Pope Francis’s funeral will be his final humble gesture

One of pontiff’s last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back processionLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88When the late Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as leader of the Catholic church in March 2013, he cast away formality by dressing in simple white robes instead of the regal ermine-trimmed cape usually worn by newly elected pontiffs.The next day, Francis – a name chosen in honour of Francis of Assisi, the Italian saint who renounced a life of luxury to help the poor – returned to the Rome hotel in which he had stayed before the conclave to pick up his luggage and pay his bill. He substituted a plush apostolic apartment for a simple room within the Vatican walls and, unlike his predecessors, did not spend his summers in Castel Gandolfo, an opulent 12th-century fortress close to Rome. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Pope Francis’s will in full: Pontiff’s final wishes and place of burial

Alongside the will, the Vatican announced the pope died following a stroke that led to irreversible heart failure

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8 h. ago Donald Trump and Melania will travel to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral

President Donald Trump announced he and first lady Melania Trump would travel to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.

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9 h. ago Pope Francis requested drastically different funeral to his predecessors

The 266th bishop of Rome’s funeral is likely to look very different to those of his predecessors as the Argentinian pontiff requested specific changes to plans before his death

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9 h. ago Donald Trump announces he will attend Pope Francis' funeral with Melania

Donald Trump has confirmed he and First Lady Melania will attend Pope Francis' funeral after he died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure in the early hours of Easter Monday

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9 h. ago Pope Francis's final testament released by Vatican reveals burial wishes

Pope Francis died following a stroke aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City and now his final testament has released by the Vatican

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14 h. ago How Pope Francis' funeral and burial will break with tradition as last wishes revealed

Pope Francis had expressed that he wanted to be buried outside of Vatican City

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16 h. ago Pope Francis death: The elaborate rituals of a papal funeral

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had streamlined the funeral rituals

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18 h. ago Pope Francis' break from funeral tradition: From choice of coffin to where he will be buried, how the ceremony will be different to his predecessors

Although a papal funeral has traditionally been an elaborate affair, Pope Francis approved plans to make it less complex ahead of his death.

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19 h. ago Pope Francis’ funeral and burial explained as death kicks of series of rituals

Upon the pope’s death, the head of the Vatican health service examines the body

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20 h. ago Pope Francis' very unusual funeral plans and every rule he tore up for his own service

Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, made sure to have his funeral plans finalised as he reached his final years, and his choices reflect the humble approach that defined his outward-looking papacy

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20 h. ago What happens now after Pope Francis death? Period of mourning and how new Catholic leader is picked

How the Catholic community will mourn Pope Francis, funeral details and the process of selecting a new leader explained

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21 h. ago What happens now Pope Francis has died? Period of official mourning begins with funeral set to take place within six days

News of the 88-year-old's passing was announced earlier today, two months after he was admitted to hospital with an infection that developed into pneumonia in both lungs and kidney failure.

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Dame Esther Rantzen has opened up about her heartbreaking final wish, revealing the 'extremely limited' time she has left in a cancer health update.

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2 w. ago Fresh from telling Trump which national security officials to fire, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer reveals her new political wish

‘I really want to work for President Trump. There is honestly nothing I want more than that’

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Celebrity Big Brother hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu have revealed who they would love to see enter the CBB house one day.

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Former midfielder relishes new challenge at Pars but Celtic play big part in life

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3 w. ago Gabby Logan gets 'a little upset' when teenage son does one thing at 2am

Gabby Logan shares son Reuben and daughter Lois with husband Kenny Logan, but she revealed there is one thing she wishes her son wouldn't do

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