Vatican says conclave to elect new pope to begin on May 7 | Religion News
A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.The Vatican…
Conclave to elect new pope to begin on 7 May, Vatican says
Thomas MackintoshBBC News, LondonGetty ImagesCardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said.The closed-door meeting will…
Vatican releases photos of Pope Francis’ tomb as it opens for viewing
1 of 2 | A handout photo made available by Vatican Media shows the tomb of Pope Francis at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary…
Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome after funeral attended by thousands | Religion News
Rome, Italy – About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began. The church…
Thousands visit Pope Francis tomb in Rome day after funeral | Religion News
The modest tomb draws huge queues on the first day of public viewing a day after tens of thousands attended his funeral.Thousands of mourners have…
Images of Pope Francis’ tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore church released
Images of Pope Francis' tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released.A single white rose was pictured lying on the stone…
Pope wanted: What are cardinals looking for in a new leader? | Religion News
When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that the cardinals…
Week in Pictures: From Pope Francis funeral to ‘massive’ blast in Iran
A roundup of some of last week’s major events. Source link
Pope Francis’ coffin laid in St Peter’s Square at start of funeral | Religion
NewsFeedThe coffin of Pope Francis was laid in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Saturday at the beginning of his funeral. Tens of thousands…
Hundreds of thousands say final farewell to Pope Francis in Rome
Hundreds of thousands filled the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Rome to honour Pope Francis. Source link
In Saturday funeral mass, world gives final farewell to beloved Pope Francis
1 of 5 | Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic…
Pope Francis laid to rest after tens of thousands attend Vatican funeral | Religion News
Pope Francis has been laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, bringing to a close…
From the mightiest to the humble: Thousands gather for Pope Francis funeral | Religion News
From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of…
Huge crowds flock to Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral | Religion News
Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church’s…
In Saturday funeral mass, the world will give final farewell to beloved Pope Francis
April 25 (UPI) -- Before scores of world leaders and Roman Catholic officials on Saturday, Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a funeral…
World leaders descend on Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral | Religion
NewsFeedWorld leaders paid their respects to Pope Francis Friday, ahead of his funeral Saturday, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da…
About 250,000 mourners pay final respects to Pope Francis, Vatican says | Religion News
Vatican says about 250,000 mourners filed through St Peter’s Basilica during a three-day lying in state.Tens of thousands of people filed into St Peter’s Basilica…
Trump eyes diplomacy in Rome at Pope Francis’s funeral | Religion
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with foreign leaders while he’s in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral. As he left the White…
Pope Francis’s funeral to be less costly than his predecessors’ | Religion News
As hundreds of millions of people around the world mourn the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to lay him to…
What we know about the funeral of Pope Francis | Religion News
Vatican City – Pope Francis’s funeral will be held in the Vatican on Saturday at 10am local time (8:00 GMT), with hundreds of thousands of…