55 m. ago Royals and refugees to come together in Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

At least 130 foreign delegations and an estimated 200,000 pilgrims to descend on St Peter’s Square on SaturdayAn extraordinary array of invitees, spanning heads of state and royals from around the world, as well as refugees, prisoners, transgender people and those who are homeless will descend on St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the groundbreaking liberal pontiff who led the Catholic church for 12 years.Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday at his home in Casa Santa Marta after a stroke and subsequent heart failure. He had been recovering from double pneumonia that had kept him in hospital for five weeks. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Donald Trump leads world's political elite ahead of Pope Francis' funeral: US president touches down in Rome overnight with wife Melania

US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have arrived in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral. 

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2 h. ago Trump offers peace proposal for Ukraine and Moscow to finish 'cruel and senseless war'

In a post to his Truth Social on Friday, Trump called for 'high level talks' between the two warring nations after he touched down in Rome to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis.

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2 h. ago Donald Trump hints Ukraine and Russia are on verge of ending bloody three

Posted on his Truth Social site after arriving in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, Donald Trump called on Ukraine and Russia to complete "very high level talks"

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2 h. ago Crowds gathering for funeral of popular pontiff Pope Francis

US President Donald Trump will join other world leaders and dignitaries at the requiem mass.

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2 h. ago As it happened: Coffin of Pope Francis sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square

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3 h. ago Trump blows off Joe Biden's attendance at Pope's funeral: 'It's not high on my list'

Donald Trump made the remark as he landed in Rome ahead of the harrowing ceremony.

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3 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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3 h. ago Donald Trump too busy to buy Melania birthday present as First Lady to spend day at Pope Francis’ funeral

Donald Trump said he has not had much time to buy his wife, Melania, a birthday present as he’s been “pretty busy” while fallout from his tariffs continues.

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3 h. ago Pope Francis funeral: World leaders to attend revealed by Vatican

Here is a list of the world leaders and royalty who are expected to attend the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican tomorrow including Prince William and Keir Starmer

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4 h. ago Donald Trump lands in Italy for Pope Francis' funeral: US president looks solemn as he steps off of Air Force One with wife Melania

US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have arrived in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral. 

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4 h. ago Donald Trump arrives in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral amid 'ring of steel' security

Donald Trump has arrived for Pope Francis' funeral - but he is set to be given a third-row seat at the memorial service, while millions of pounds are being spent on a 'ring of steel' security operation

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5 h. ago Pope Francis' coffin is sealed as globe prepares to say farewell to late pontiff, as world leaders and royals jet to Rome for his funeral after 250,000 mourners visited his body over three days

Pope Francis' coffin has been sealed, ahead of his funeral tomorrow morning. 

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5 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Pontiff's coffin sealed as world leaders gather for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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5 h. ago What time is Pope Francis' funeral? Details on where to watch and who will attend

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday. Here is everything you need to know about his funeral tomorrow (Saturday) including when it will be, where to watch it and who will be attending

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6 h. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: Pontiff’s coffin sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square

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8 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Basilica closed to mourners as world leaders gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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9 h. ago Pope Francis funeral: Donald Trump forced to take backseat behind Prince William

Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday morning with dignitaries from around the world heading to the Vatican for the ceremony including US President Donald Trump

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9 h. ago Nun whose emotional farewell to Pope Francis was seen around the world returns to say one last goodbye hours before the pontiff's coffin is sealed

French-Argentine nun, Sister Genevieve Jeanningros, was allowed into a restricted area on the first day of the pontiff's lying-in-state to pray before the coffin.

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9 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral to be ‘symbol of humility’ – head of Catholic aid group

Some 150,000 people have passed by Francis’s coffin over the past three days as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica.

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