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Under a basilica’s splendor, thousands gather for a final glimpse of a pope who led a simple life
The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...
Italy prepares ring of steel for Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome
Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 ...
Why are people queuing to take selfies in front of a plywood panel in Rome?
Inside the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome, people are queuing to take selfies in front of an ordinary plywood panel used ...
Pope Francis Will Be Buried in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome
With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...
Tears flow for the Pope, from St Peter’s Square to Westminster
They poured in from all over the world: from Kosovo and Indonesia, to Norway and Australia. Under dazzling sunshine and ...