37 m. ago Melania Trump ditches her birthday for Pope's funeral as people spot eerie 'coincidence'

Pope Francis' funeral has caused Melania Trump had to scrap her birthday, with Donald Trump admitting to not buying her any gifts - but this isn't the first time the First Lady has had to cancel plans

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39 m. ago The politics of Pope Francis' funeral seating plan revealed: How Donald Trump DID get in the front row after all

The death of Pope Francis saw the world's leaders and great dignitaries surrender themselves to a higher power - that of the Vatican's funeral planners.

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41 m. ago Pope Francis funeral live: Trump and Zelensky meet in Vatican as mourners told pontiff wanted to ‘build bridges’

The late pontiff’s coffin has been transported from St Peter’s Square to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where it will now be laid to rest

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43 m. ago Donald Trump is accused of breaking the dress code at Pope Francis' funeral

The president, who sat in the front row of hundreds of foreign dignitaries and royalty, donned a mid-blue outfit, adorned with a pin showing the American flag. He paired it with a shiny blue tie.

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51 m. ago Pope Francis funeral live: Vatican says 250,000 attended mass as Trump and Zelenskyy meet in St Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people with an open heart towards everyone’, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re saysAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Donald Trump in double 'DISGRACE' at Pope's funeral as president totally distracted

US President Donald Trump has been accused of showing yet more disrespect to Pope Francis at his funeral service today in Rome as he was spotted on his mobile phone

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55 m. ago Putin ignores Pope Francis' funeral and Trump's demand to 'stop the bloodshed NOW' as he launches new deadly kamikaze drone strikes in Ukraine

Strikes in Ukraine were underway today even as the US president reportedly met Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome ahead of the pontiff's funeral, with at least six regions targeted.

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62 m. ago Pope Francis funeral: Watch key moments from historic service

Presidents, prime ministers and royalty were among those bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral in St Peter’s Square on Saturday (26 April).

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63 m. ago Quiet reverence and a ripple of applause for ‘the people’s pope’

Presidents, prime ministers and princes alike gathered for the funeral mass of Pope Francis.

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70 m. ago Pope Francis wanted to ‘build bridges, not walls’, cardinal tells funeral in apparent swipe at Trump

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re reminds millions that pope accused US president of not being Christian

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74 m. 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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92 m. ago Donald Trump and Joe Biden's close call at Pope Francis' funeral

President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden sat just five rows between them at Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, easily in the other's sight line.

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92 m. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service

More than 130,000 people have filed past the Pope's coffin as it lay in state in St Peter's Basilica since Wednesday

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93 m. ago Donald Trump reveals why he attended Pope's funeral – and it's all about him

Donald Trump has upset several people online with comments made on Air Force One where he admitted why he has made the journey to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral

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94 m. ago Pope Francis funeral: World stops to pay tribute to 'people's pope' as world leaders join hundreds of thousands of mourners in Rome before his final popemobile ride

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, led the service, addressing hundreds of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square.

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1 hour ago Pope Francis funeral live: Cardinal says pontiff aimed to ‘build bridges, not walls’ in apparent Trump rebuke

Huge crowds have gathered near St Peter’s Square as major world leaders watch the solemn funeral service

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1 hour ago Viewers confused as 14 pallbearers 'struggle' to carry Pope Francis coffin

Viewers of Pope Francis' funeral have spotted the pallbearers appearing to be struggling massively to carry the coffin on their shoulders with one saying one of them looked like he was "fighting for his life"

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1 hour ago Pope Francis to be buried with heartwarming note in final tribute to late Pontiff

Deed honouring Francis’s life recalls ‘a simple and much-beloved pastor’ who loved the poor

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2 h. ago Donald Trump slammed over 'disrespectful' decision at Pope Francis' funeral

Donald Trump is attending Pope Francis' funeral today

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2 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live: Trump, Zelenskyy and Prince William join thousands for ceremony

Funeral in St Peter’s Square is being presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ReAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right. Continue reading...

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