3 h. ago Beneath glorious cobalt skies, disturbed only by Rome's soaring swallows, 250,000 turned out to say goodbye to Pope Francis...

For two unforgettable hours yesterday, as sun poured down on the Vatican, a bitterly divided world came together.

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4 h. ago World bids farewell to 'profound' Pope Francis as 400,000 mourners gather for touching Vatican funeral

Heads of state, royalty and religious leaders joined 400,000 mourners in Rome to pay their respects to His Holiness

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6 h. ago Pope Francis' 'final miracle' is hailed as Trump and Zelensky meet in the Vatican and US president turns AGAINST Putin for 'stringing him along' over peace plan

Zelensky and Trump had a short talk ahead of the late Catholic leader's funeral, marking their first encounter since their disastrous White House clash. The outcome has been hailed a 'miracle'

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6 h. ago Macron's Pope funeral snub of Trump: French president warmly embraces Ukrainian leader Zelensky with a 'bro' handshake

The 23 second clip, which has emerged online, shows Macron tightly going in for a friendly 'bro' type handshake with the Ukrainian leader ahead of the Pope Francis ' funeral today.

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7 h. ago The veiled message beneath Donald and Melania's sartorial schism at the funeral of Pope Francis

Landing at Fiumicino Airport last night ahead of attending the funeral for Pope Francis, Donald and Melania Trump briefly hesitated as they prepared to disembark from Air Force One.

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8 h. ago Donald Trump's 'extra orange' tan at Pope Francis' funeral points at subtle stress levels

US President Donald Trump attended the funeral of Pope Francis alongside his wife Melania and was spotted with a 'darker' tan, leading some to speculate that he's stressed

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8 h. ago Julian Assange makes rare public appearance at Pope Francis’ funeral

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had received support from Pope Francis while he was in HMP Belmarsh

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8 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral in pictures: world leaders and 400,000 people pay their respects

Pope Francis’s funeral brought together leaders from across the globe with potentially historic consequences as presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky sat down together

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9 h. ago Donald Trump is sprinkled with special 'peace dust' before huge face

Emmanuel Macron acted as 'an important catalyst' during Donald Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican this morning, ahead of Pope Francis's funeral

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9 h. ago Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on Saturday.

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9 h. ago Prince William pays respects to Pope Francis on behalf of King Charles at historic funeral

Prince William attended Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican this morning. It is the first time he has represented King Charles at an international funeral

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9 h. ago The REAL reason why Zelensky managed to get front row seat at Pope Francis' funeral is revealed

Protocol was broken to move the Ukrainian president from where his place should have been, further back, to the prominent seat (pictured).

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9 h. ago Mourners fill St Peter’s Square as politics hangs over farewell to Pope Francis

Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Rome to send the Pope to his final resting place

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10 h. ago Pope Francis buried with heartwarming note in final tribute to late Pontiff

Deed placed in coffin recalls ‘a simple and much-beloved pastor’ who loved the poor

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10 h. ago Moment frail Joe Biden forced to grab arm of elderly priest as he struggles to walk unaided at Pope Francis's funeral

Former President Biden made a rare public appearance on Saturday at Pope Francis's funeral, where he was seen gripping a priest's forearm as he stepped down steps at the Vatican.

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10 h. ago ‘Grazie Francesco’: silence gives way to cheers and applause for ‘pope of the people’

As Pope Francis’s coffin emerged into St Peter’s Square, the crowd paid tribute to a leader who urged the world to build bridgesAs bells tolled and the coffin emerged from the gloom of the basilica, a hush fell across St Peter’s Square, in keeping with traditional solemnity, but the crowd itched to break it. Death had silenced Pope Francis but those who had come to see him off were not going to stifle their love or grief. He had requested a simple burial, not a silent one.The quiet held while 14 pallbearers placed the wooden casket on the edge of the stairs for the start of the mass and continued while cardinals streamed to one side to form a blazing red bloc. On the other side was an array of dark-suited prime ministers, presidents, princes, princesses, kings and queens. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The world leaders who got their phones out and took photos as Pope Francis's coffin was carried away... while others showed their respect

A number of dignitaries couldn't resist pulling out their mobiles to take pictures and videos of the late Pope's humble wooden casket as it was back towards St Peter's Basilica.

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10 h. ago Inside the diplomatic blitz at Pope Francis's funeral as Trump and Zelensky hold talks

Pope Francis's funeral was also one of the largest meetings of leaders and heads of state since the Queen's funeral in London in 2022 - providing a chance for some impromptu diplomacy

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11 h. ago Julian Assange makes shock appearance at Pope Francis's funeral

Julian Assange was pictured with his son standing in St Peter's Square among throngs of mourners today

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11 h. ago From Trump to Prince William: who attended Pope Francis's funeral? – video

World leaders arrived at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to pay their final respects to Pope Francis before his funeral. Among the dignitaries were the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who White House officials said had had a 'very productive discussion' ahead of the servicePope Francis buried after funeral attended by world leaders, royals and 400,000 mourners – live Continue reading...

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