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Pope Francis' funeral will feature huge security operation in Rome
From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...
Everything we know about the funeral of Pope Francis
Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...
Italy prepares ring of steel for Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome with Nato jets, snipers and 8,000 police
Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 ...
In silence and prayer, thousands say farewell to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica
More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on ...
What to Know About Pope Francis’ Funeral Arrangements
Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...
Watch as thousands queue to see Pope Francis lying in state for second day
Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.
Pope Francis' final act of mercy: €200,000 donation to juvenile prison in Rome
The official responsible for charity and prison pastoral care in Rome has described how the pontiff gave a massive sum from ...
Married couple say seeing Pope Francis ‘significant’ having first met at John Paul II’s visit to Ireland
Patrick and Alice Gavigan, from Leixlip, Co Kildare, are on holiday in Rome and said the experience felt surreal.