3 h. ago Francis will be the first Pope buried outside the Vatican in 120 years. Here’s why

His burial site reflects his humble approach to the grand office

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3 h. ago The symbols on the body of Pope Francis: Meaning behind each item of clothing the pontiff is dressed in

The body of Pope Francis has been dressed in sacred liturgical vestments and placed in an open wooden coffin for his lying in state.

Culture

4 h. ago Inside resting place of Pope Francis I where pontiff asked to be buried – and it's not in the Vatican

Pope Francis I will have a funeral service following the example set by most of his predecessors - but has requested to be laid to rest in a characteristically humble fashion

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4 h. ago Where is Pope Francis being laid to Rest? Burial plans and funeral traditions explained

Pope Francis’ funeral will not follow traditional protocols, marking a break from the past as the world mourns the loss of the ‘people’s pope’.

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4 h. ago ‘He felt our pain’: Catholic church in Gaza grieves Pope Francis’s death

Pope made nightly phone calls to the Holy Family Catholic church from the start of the war in October 2023Latest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe first time he spoke to Pope Francis during the pontiff’s nightly calls to the Holy Family Catholic church in Gaza City, the congregant George Antone, 44, found himself at a loss for words.It was October 2023, a few weeks after Hamas ignited a devastating war in the Gaza Strip by attacking Israel. The Palestinian territory’s tiny Christian community had taken shelter in the strip’s three churches, but that didn’t mean they were safe. An Israeli airstrike had just hit the Greek Orthodox church, killing 18 people; soon, snipers and bombs would also kill civilians at the Holy Family. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Rangers supporters spark fury with 'disgusting' graffiti mocking Pope Francis' death in bid to infuriate their traditionally Catholic rivals Celtic

Members of the Union Bears' group defaced a motorwayside building with two messages after the Pontiff's death aged 88 on Easter Monday. Pope Francis 'passed away peacefully' at 7.35am.

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8 h. ago When is Pope Francis’s funeral? Date, time, and how to watch the live burial

The pope’s body was laid to rest in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican, where he had lived, on Monday

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8 h. ago Pope Francis dies latest: Funeral date and time confirmed by Vatican with pontiff's body to lie in state

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage as Pope Francis's funeral arrangements are discussed in the Vatican with world leaders set to attend.

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8 h. ago Donald Trump may pull 'unhinged' Pope stunt after funeral, warns Jimmy Kimmel

President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced he will be attending Pope Francis' funeral following the sad news of the pontiff's death on Easter Monday

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8 h. ago Why Francis will be the first Pope buried outside the Vatican in 120 years

His burial site reflects his humble approach to the grand office

Politics

9 h. ago Pope Francis dies latest: Vatican confirms funeral date after releasing images of pontiff in open coffin

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

Events

10 h. ago The Pope at peace: Vatican issues pictures of Francis laid out in open coffin for Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony as date and time of funeral is announced 

The rite confirming Pope Francis' death and the placement of his body in the coffin took place last night at the Chapel of Santa Marta.

Economics

10 h. ago When is the Pope’s funeral as Francis breaks Vatican tradition with burial

The 'People's Pope' Francis will be the first in over a century to be buried outside the Vatican. But when is his funeral?

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10 h. ago Pope Francis dies latest: Vatican confirms funeral date after releasing images of pontiff in open casket

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

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11 h. ago Pope Francis I funeral: Vatican announces date to lay Pope to rest 24 hours after death

Vatican cardinals were charged with deciding a date for the funeral ceremony this week. Now it is decided, the entire process is set to take several days to complete

Events

12 h. ago The Pope at peace: Vatican issues pictures of Francis laid out in open coffin for Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony

The rite confirming Pope Francis' death and the placement of his body in the coffin took place last night at the Chapel of Santa Marta.

Economics

12 h. ago World's eyes on the Vatican as cardinals gather to arrange Pope Francis's funeral and take first step in deciding his successor

Tributes continue to pour in following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the 88-year-old Pontiff died after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

Politics

14 h. ago Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis

Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacyPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88He declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a “polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth”, and located the cause of the climate crisis in people’s “selfish and boundless thirst for power”.The messages Pope Francis delivered on the climate and environmental crises were forceful and direct. He called the leaders of fossil fuel companies into the Vatican to hold them to account; declared a global climate emergency, in 2019; and in his final months, held a conference on “the economics of the common good”. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago ‘The people’s pope’: what the papers say about the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, an outsider Jesuit pontiff from Argentina, is being mourned across the globe – here is the front-page reaction in BritainThe death of Pope Francis has reverberated around the world, with the Catholic leader remembered by millions as a Jesuit pontiff who pushed for social and economic justice.Here is how the major British newspapers responded to the news. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Recap: The senior Catholic candidates who 'could undo Pope Francis's progressive legacy' if elected

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates and reaction as the Vatican announces the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88.

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