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Thousands rush to St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' funeral, a ceremony he helped reimagine
Tens of thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Square starting at dawn Saturday to honor Pope Francis with a farewell ...
The Latest: Mourners race to get standing room spot in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ funeral
As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest ...
Where is the Basilica of Saint Mary the Major? The reason why Francis chose it rather than St. Peter’s
The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his ...
Pope Francis’ viewing draws 250K mourners; Numbers fall short of St. John Paul II’s funeral
The Vatican has ended the three-day public viewing of Pope Francis in Rome, with an estimated 250,000 people visiting St.
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Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, simple, essential’ life, basilica’s archbishop says
Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...
Mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica overnight as lying-in-state set to end - Clone
Vast crowds are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral in St Peter’s Square, which will see the highest-ranking ...
Behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica
NBC News gained behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica as thousands of people waited in hours-long lines to pay ...
Vatican may extend hours as huge crowds line up to honor Pope Francis
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should not start before May 6.