5 h. ago World leaders arriving for Pope’s funeral as 150,000 mourners pay respects

The coffin will be closed on Friday evening ahead of Saturday’s requiem mass.

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8 h. ago Pope Francis LIVE updates ahead of funeral as thousands of mourners pay respects

The funeral will be held in St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Saturday morning

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9 h. ago Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders head to Rome

Tens of thousands of mourners have queued for hours to pay respects to pontiff before coffin is sealed on FridayPope Francis obituaryEurope live – latest updatesAlmost 130,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis’s body as the Vatican makes the final preparations for his funeral on Saturday, an event that will be attended by 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs.St Peter’s Basilica closed at 2.30am and reopened three hours later to accommodate the last of the huge crowds of mourners who had patiently waited to pay their respects to Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Monday after a stroke. The coffin will be sealed at 8pm in a ceremony attended by senior cardinals. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders set to fly in to Rome

Tens of thousands of mourners have queued for hours to pay their last respects to pontiff, whose coffin will be closed on Friday eveningThe Vatican will make final preparations on Friday for Pope Francis’s funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica to view his open coffin.Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square, who include US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are expected to arrive in Rome on Friday. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Pope Francis latest: Outrage over mourners taking selfies with casket as thousands pay respects at the Vatican

Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday with world leaders in attendance

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53 h. ago Pope Francis death latest: 20,000 mourners gather at St Peter's Basilica to pay respects to late pontiff

The Pope died on Easter Monday aged 88

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58 h. ago Pope Francis on the move as Brits make mad dash to Rome and flight prices rocket

Flight bookings to Rome have spiked by 400% as a mass pilgrimage of devoted Brit mourners begins, as thousands are desperate to pay their last respects to Pope Francis

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61 h. ago What happens next as Pope Francis' body to go on display on Wednesday

The late Pope's body will go on display on Wednesday for mourners to pay their respects

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3 d. ago Prince of Wales and Prime Minister to attend funeral of Pope Francis

Body of “People’s Pope” to be laid out in St Peter's Basilica in Rome so mourners can pay their respects

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3 d. ago Pope Francis' death sparks travel surge as tourists seek flights to holiest city in Europe

Bookings to Rome surged 400 per cent since Pope Francis passed on 21 April, according to On the Beach, as thousands of UK mourners set out on their plans to pay their respects to the pontiff. 

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3 d. 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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3 w. ago Funeral of Rangers fan killed in Istanbul as mourners line streets to pay respects

Christopher Potter, 40, tragically died after he was hit by two cars in Besiktas prior to the Fenerbahce game earlier this month.

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