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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

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Body to be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica in a ceremonial procession, where the public will be able to pay their ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of rites and rituals which include a public display of the body, a funeral and a ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and where he ...

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Culture Minister Yoo In-chon will lead the South Korean government's delegation to the Holy See later this week to attend the funeral of late Pope Francis, a government official said Wednesday. Acting ...

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Pope Francis's body was transported to Saint Peter's Basilica on Wednesday where he will lie in state before his funeral on ...

By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of ...

What is most memorable, however, is the special souvenir magazine we produced to commemorate this visit. It was an ...