3 h. ago 6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral

A 6am, around 30 people suddenly sprinted out of the courtyard and towards St Peter’s Square. The rumour mill began – has Trump arrived?

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9 h. ago LIVE: Francis, a 'Pope among the people', laid to rest in Rome

Over 200,000 people attended the funeral of Pope Francis earlier, including dozens of world leaders.

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9 h. ago In pictures: Thousands turn out to line Rome streets after funeral of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

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10 h. ago LIVE: Group of poor and marginalised people bid pope final farewell ahead of private burial

Over 200,000 people attended the funeral of Pope Francis earlier, including dozens of world leaders.

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12 h. ago LIVE: 200,000 people attending funeral of Pope Francis in Rome

Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy are amongst the crowd in what’s the largest gathering of world leaders in years.

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39 h. ago President Higgins to attend lying in state of Pope Francis later today

He and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome and will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.

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40 h. ago President Higgins to pay his respects to Pope Francis later today

He and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome and will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.

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4 d. ago Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in state

Pontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respects

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4 d. ago LIVE: Crowds flock to Rome ahead of lying in state of Pope Francis as funeral set for Saturday

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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5 d. ago Ireland mourns Pope Francis as funeral arrangements begin in Rome

Ireland mourns Pope Francis as funeral arrangements begin in Rome  The Irish Post

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5 d. ago Live: Pope Francis died of a stroke and ‘irreversible heart failure,’ the Vatican has said

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, and human dignity’

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5 d. ago Pope Francis death: Tributes paid to ‘good, decent man’; Taoiseach would be honoured to attend funeral

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, and human dignity’

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