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World leaders and mourners of the Catholic faith gather in Vatican City for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.

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Massive crowds gathered in Rome on Saturday to bid a heartfelt farewell to Pope Francis, whose Requiem Mass marked the ...

World leaders and faithful gather to bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral reflecting his priorities as pope. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Major Basilica.

Massive crowds gathered in Rome on Saturday to bid a heartfelt farewell to Pope Francis, whose Requiem Mass marked the ...

The 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church died just one day after addressing the faithful on Easter Sunday. Sign up for our Newsletters According to the Vatican, more than 250,000 paid their respect ...