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The rites and rituals following the death of a pope and his funeral explained
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...
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Social media mourns Pope Francis
The account's profile image is now the coat of arms the Vatican uses during the period of sede vacante, when there is no pope. (NCR Screenshot/X) Social media reaction poured in April 21 as people ...
Pope Francis funeral updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after historic funeral in front of 250,000
Pallbearers carried the coffin of Pope Francis, adorned with just a crucifix and his coat of arms, down the central aisle of ...
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The Latest: Vatican says about 200,000 people have flocked to Pope Francis’ funeral mass
VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the presence of presidents and princes, prisoners and migrants ...
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The rites and rituals following the death of a pope and his funeral explained
Another copy is kept in the Vatican archives. The covers of both the zinc coffin and the wooden one bear a cross and the papal coat of arms. Francis' coat of arms, which he kept from when he was ...