2 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 Pope Francis mourners and a boy’s pigeon: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Pope's full funeral plans revealed from procession route to three days of mourning

The late Pope's body will then be taken into St Peter’s Basilica and then to the Basilica of St Mary Major for entombment, with mourners given less than three days to pay respects prior

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8 h. ago Pope Francis' funeral date announced as mourners only have three days to see body

The first images of Pope Francis in an open coffin were made public today by The Vatican, as the Congregation of Cardinals met to discuss funeral arrangements for the 88-year-old

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10 h. ago Watch live: Cardinals meet at Vatican to discuss Pope Francis funeral plans

Watch live as Cardinals meet at the Vatican in Rome on Tuesday (22 April) to discuss the funeral plans for Pope Francis.

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10 h. ago Pope Francis latest: Cardinals gather to discuss funeral plans after Vatican confirms cause of death

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

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12 h. 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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21 h. ago Pope Francis' final hours and how he defied doctors to the end as full death certificate revealed

After a lengthy health battle, Pope Francis died aged 88 on Monday morning from a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure - triggering a nine-day mourning period

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23 h. ago How Pope Francis was mourned in Argentina after 'Slum Pope' never revisited home country

History’s first Latin American pope died today, and his fellow Argentinians flocked to mass to mourn the late Pope Francis on the day of his death

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29 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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31 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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32 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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4 d. ago Toblerone Dark bar discontinued as fans mourn 'sad day for world of chocolate'

The company behind Toblerone has confirmed that one treat will no longer grace the shelves in the UK

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1 week ago ‘No one recognised him, even as he said his name’: last video of rescued man shows horror of Sudan torture camps

Death of well-known Khartoum businessman Alwaleed Abdeen days after his release from an RSF camp prompts wave of mourningIn the last video of Alwaleed Abdeen, taken in the school turned prison in which he had been held for six months, he was so emaciated that friends could barely recognise him – even when he spoke his name to the camera held by his rescuers.Lying on a dirty floor as he spoke, the 35-year-old’s bones were visible through his skin after months of detention and torture at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which controlled most of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum until late March. Continue reading...

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