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VATICAN, ROME | TASS | Pope Francis’ coffin will be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica on April 23 for the faithful to pay their final respects, the Holy See press service said. The coffin will be carried across St. Peter’s Square from the Casa Santa Marta residence outside the Vatican’s …

VATICAN CITY | TASS |  Pope Francis will be buried some time between Friday and Sunday of this week, a Vatican spokesman said. He said that under Vatican rules, the funeral must take place on the fourth to sixth day after the pope’s death. The exact date will be agreed …

Vatican, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | The passing of Pope Francis has set in motion the Vatican’s long-established protocol for selecting his successor. Within 15 to 20 days of his passing on Easter Monday,  cardinals from around the world will gather for the Papal Conclave in the Sistine Chapel, within …

Pope Francis’ spiritual testament, dated 29 June 2022, has been published, giving indications for his burial in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Vatican, Italy | POPE FRANCIS |  Miserando atque Eligendo (By having mercy, by choosing Him). In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. As I sense …

VATICAN NEWS: With Pope Francis’ passing, we recall his unforgettable efforts that contributed to friendship and dialogue between Christians and people of all religions. Vatican, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT |   The first visit of a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula and to Iraq; his dear friendship with Rabbi Abraham Skorka …

The only clue about how the election is proceeding is the smoke that emerges twice a day from burning the cardinals’ ballot papers. Black signals failure. The traditional white smoke means the new Pope has been chosen. Rome, Italy | BBC |  Pope Francis has died at the age of …

  According to Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Apostolic Ceremonies, the late Pope Francis had requested that the funeral rites be simplified and focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ. Vatican, ROME | THE INDEPENDENT |  Vatican News has this morning reported that, …

ROME | CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ROME | Pope Francis has today made an appearance at the balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, and waved to hundreds of faithful.  He soon after left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of hospitalization. He was driven off in his little white Fiat, from …

ROME, ITALY | TASS | Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized with double pneumonia since February 14, will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, March 23, doctors treating him at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital said. However, the doctors added that the 88-year-old pontiff would continue to receive rehabilitation treatment, which …

VATICAN, ROME | TASS | Doctors have decided to lift their guarded prognosis for Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital with pneumonia on February 14, the Holy See’s press service said. “The improvements recorded in previous days have been further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical …