Election could be most unpredictable in church’s history with 133 diverse and divided participants in Sistine ChapelCatholic cardinals from all over the world will begin casting their votes for a new pope under...
Read MoreSome, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leaderFor Catholics who cherished Pope Francis’s relentless defence of the dignity of migrants and minorities, the footage...
Read MoreApplause rings out as late pontiff’s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter’s Basilica for open-air ceremonyPope Francis has been eulogised as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards...
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Read MoreFuneral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ReThe oldest child of Italians who migrated to Argentina, Pope Francis had, from the start, made the defence...
Read MoreMore than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body, after St Peter’s...
Read MoreFrancis will lie in state for three days at St Peter’s Basilica before funeral is held on SaturdayThe coffin makes it way through the Vatican towards St Peter’s Basilica, accompanied by the choir’s singing,...
Read MoreFrancis will lie in state for three days to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respectsIf you want to closely follow the order of the ceremony, here are all the texts of prayers.The ceremony of “translation”,...
Read MoreFrancis will lie in state for three days to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respectsPope Francis’s body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning where it will lie in state for three days...
Read MoreFrancis 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...
Read MorePope Francis, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after suffering a strokeLet’s start the day by bringing you front pages from around Europe and beyond as...
Read MoreFuneral should be held between the fourth and sixth days after the pope’s death, with heads of state and royalty expected to attendCardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis’s funeral,...
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