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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral

After three days of public viewing, a funeral Mass including heads of state will be held Saturday in St. Peter’s Square
The pope will then be buried in a niche within the St. Mary Major Basilica, near his favorite Madonna icon

By AFP · 25 April 2025

Pakistani Catholics hold vigils, praise Pope Francis for raising voice for Gaza

By AFP · 22 April 2025

Pope pays surprise visit to Rome prison

By Reuters · 17 April 2025

Pope Francis in surprise St. Peter’s visit a day after meeting King Charles

By AFP · 10 April 2025

Pope pens letter to the editor while in hospital as Buckingham Palace announces King Charles’ visit

By AP · 19 March 2025

Pope ‘stable’, out of imminent danger as talk turns to return home

By AFP · 11 March 2025

Pope has ‘calm night’ to mark three weeks in hospital

By AFP · 08 March 2025

Pope has coffee, rests after setback in recovery

By AP · 01 March 2025

Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican says

By AP · 28 February 2025

Israel accuses Pope of ‘double standards’, after Gaza criticism

By AFP · 22 December 2024

Pope meets Palestinian leader Abbas at the Vatican

By AFP · 12 December 2024

The UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines

By AP · 25 November 2024

Pope Francis decries deaths of Gaza children in Israeli bombings

By Reuters · 13 September 2024

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