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Vatican confirms Pope Francis funeral for Saturday

Pope Francis live updates: Pope’s funeral to be held Saturday

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came after a series of worsening health problems, including a diagnosis of double pneumonia that put him in the hospital for more than a month earlier this year.

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Pope Francis' funeral date announced by Vatican as first images of his body released

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there for three days.

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Pope Francis’ Funeral to Take Place on Saturday

The funeral is expected to draw tens of thousands of Catholic faithful, as well as world leaders including President Trump.

Catholics around world mourn death of Pope Francis

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How Pope Francis’ progressive legacy changed the church

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic Church in a more progressive direction while leading with compassion, openness and humility.

Catholics around the world mourn death of Pope Francis

Vatican says Pope Francis died from a stroke and heart failure. Also: snowfall in Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range reaches 23-year low. See more episodes Programme website Copyright 2025 BBC. All rights reserved.

Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

The pope did have his critics who thought he went too far, too fast. And whether his reforms take root depends on his successor. Among many things, Francis will be remembered for

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Leonardo DiCaprio Was a Big Pope Francis Guy

The Oscar winner paid tribute to the late pope on Instagram, recalling their “deeply moving” 2016 meeting and praising ...

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The complex legacy left by Pope Francis and Harvard fights back against the Trump administration: Morning Rundown

Plus, salon owners are seeing a massive drawdown in clients coming in for their regular scheduled appointments, citing ...

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'Pope stood for what we thought church wouldn't'

Joseph, who is from an Nigerian- Irish Catholic background, said: "Pope Francis stood for everything that we thought the ...

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Why Pope Francis Couldn’t Rally More Fellow Latin Americans to His Faith

When Francis became the first Latin American pope in 2013, many hoped he would reverse the Roman Catholic Church’s decline in ...

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Watch St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC hold Mass after passing of Pope Francis

Dolan gave a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis following the reading of the Gospel at Easter Monday's morning Mass at St.

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Fan 88235: Pope Francis Honoured by Hometown Soccer Team in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on Monday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club ...

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Pope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies on Easter Monday

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

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Pope Francis’ Death Cuts a Vital Line of Hope for Gaza’s Christians

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

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