2 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral to be held at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday

Francis will be buried in Rome’s Esquilino neighbourhood, in break from traditionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at St Peter’s Square, the Vatican said on Tuesday, as a host of world leaders and royals including Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and the Prince of Wales confirmed their attendance.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after a stroke. He had been recovering from double pneumonia for which he was hospitalised for five weeks. Continue reading...

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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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5 h. ago The Pope's tradition of being hit on the head with silver hammer after death

The post-mortem practice involves three blows to the head with a special hammer.

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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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10 h. ago Pope Francis funeral to be held at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday

Francis will be buried in Rome’s Esquilino neighbourhood, in break from traditionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican has said.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after a stroke. He had been recovering from double pneumonia for which he was hospitalised for five weeks. Continue reading...

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11 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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25 h. ago Pope Francis was the people’s pontiff. His successor must be too

As cardinals prepare to choose a new pope, they must not replace a moderniser with a traditionalist – and Pope Francis’s successor must be bold enough to finish what he started

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28 h. ago How Pope Francis' funeral and burial will break with tradition as last wishes revealed

Pope Francis had expressed that he wanted to be buried outside of Vatican City

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28 h. ago Ways humble Pope Francis broke Vatican tradition including where he'll be buried

The 'People's Pope' passed away this morning on Easter Monday

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32 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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32 h. ago Pope Francis death: Final image of church leader in last days as pontiff dies at 88

The Pope was unable to attend a host of traditional public Easter services in Rome before his death, with the 88-year-old not delivering the 'Urbi et Orbi' address on Sunday

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34 h. ago Why the Pope could never be female as Vatican officials set to meet to choose new leader

Cardinals from across the globe will gather in a conclave to vote and a new pope will be elected by the majority but due to tradition and history, a woman will never be the leader of the Catholic Church

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36 h. ago Fan arrested after assistant referee hit on head with object at St

Match against Lyon interrupted for about 40 minutesSt-Étienne say they will impose ‘strictest sanctions’A man has been arrested after an assistant referee was hit by an object thrown from the stands during Saint-Étienne’s 2-1 home win over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday.Lyon were about to take a throw-in in the 44th minute when the official, Mehdi Rahmouni, was shown holding a hand to his head after being hit by what appeared to be a coin, L’Équipe reported. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Revealed: British barrister who once stood for parliament drowned in front of his teenage son while on holiday in Tenerife

Veteran barrister Stephen Howd, 57, hit his head on a rock and died after getting into difficulty while swimming with his teenage son, William, off the coast of Santa Cruz in April 2023.

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1 week ago Cop killer's final act of defiance before being shot dead by prison firing squad in violent execution

Mikal Mahdi, with a hood over his head, cried out as the three bullets to the heart hit him and his arms flexed. A red bull's-eye that was placed over his heart was pushed into the bullet wound in his chest.

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1 week ago Jimmy White admits 'wanting to hit rival on head with cue' for annoying snooker act

Jimmy White and Steve Davis had a fierce rivalry on the snooker table, with the Whirlwind admitting there was one habit of the six-time world champion that really got on his nerves

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1 week ago ‘We’re location scouting’: Where next for White Lotus and who will star?

HBO renewed Mike White’s hit drama before third season aired and rumours abound about luxury settings and return of starsYou’ve only just got home from a holiday when you start planning the next one. So it is with the super-rich spa satire The White Lotus. The gunsmoke is still clearing from the finale of the third season but speculation is rife about where the HBO hit will head next.This week’s climax of Mike White’s drama might have divided critics, but it was still group chat-dominating, column inch-gobbling TV, notching its highest ratings yet. The show was renewed for a fourth trip before the third had even aired, with White reportedly pitching HBO execs his next idea while still filming in Koh Samui. Buzz is now building about the next chapter, expected on our screens in late 2026. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Netflix's Virgin River season seven release date as filming begins

Netflix fans are left wondering when they will get the latest season of the hit show Virgin River as cast and crew head to Vancouver to start filming

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2 w. ago MLB star gets hit in the head with his OWN bat in weirdest moment of the season so far

The full-fledged MLB season is less than a week old, so the candidates for 'funniest moment of the year' are slim. But, we appear to have a clubhouse leader so far.

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2 w. ago Coroner says woman who killed herself ‘may have lived’ if full care plan set up

Rosie Fender, died of a serious head injury after being hit by a train near Romsey, Hampshire, on February 3 2022.

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