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Pope Francis' Funeral Today, What Happens When
Pope Francis's wooden and zinc coffin, sealed on Friday evening, will be placed in front of the basilica before a temporary raised altar.
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President Murmu Pays Homage To Pope Francis In Vatican City
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid homage to Pope Francis at the Basilica of St Peter here.
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Pope Francis' Coffin Taken To St Peter's Basilica, Mourners Pay Tributes
Pope Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up towards Michelangelo's famous dome.
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Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas With A Sombre Mass Under Shadow Of War
At Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think "of the wars, of the machine-gunned children, of the bombs on schools or hospitals."
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Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
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Who Is George Jacob Koovakad, Indian Priest Elevated To Cardinal By The Pope?
George Jacob Koovakad, 51, was officially inducted during a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica, attended by clergy and dignitaries from around the world.
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Dostoevsky To Proust, Pope Francis Lists His Favourite Authors
Pope Francis's bookish side emerged Sunday, after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read --- while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
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Italian Photographer's Spectacular Moon Alignment Pic Captures NASA's Attention
In a rare feat, an Italian photographer captured a "one-in-a-million" lunar alignment shot that has gone viral on social media and left netizens mesmerised.
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"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
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Pope Francis Presides Over Pope Benedict's Funeral
To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful gathered in the square for his funeral.
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Tens Of Thousands Pay Respects To Former Pope Benedict At Vatican
Tens of thousands of people paid their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state in St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Ex-Pope Benedict To Lie In State At Vatican, Funeral On Thursday
Catholics will on Monday be able to pay their tributes in the Vatican to former pope Benedict XVI, whose body will lie in state for three days at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Russia Welcomes Vatican's Offer To Mediate But Says Ukraine Not On Board
The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.
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Pope Francis' Funeral Today, What Happens When
Pope Francis's wooden and zinc coffin, sealed on Friday evening, will be placed in front of the basilica before a temporary raised altar.
-
President Murmu Pays Homage To Pope Francis In Vatican City
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid homage to Pope Francis at the Basilica of St Peter here.
-
Pope Francis' Coffin Taken To St Peter's Basilica, Mourners Pay Tributes
Pope Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up towards Michelangelo's famous dome.
-
Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas With A Sombre Mass Under Shadow Of War
At Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think "of the wars, of the machine-gunned children, of the bombs on schools or hospitals."
-
Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
-
Who Is George Jacob Koovakad, Indian Priest Elevated To Cardinal By The Pope?
George Jacob Koovakad, 51, was officially inducted during a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica, attended by clergy and dignitaries from around the world.
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Dostoevsky To Proust, Pope Francis Lists His Favourite Authors
Pope Francis's bookish side emerged Sunday, after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read --- while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
-
Italian Photographer's Spectacular Moon Alignment Pic Captures NASA's Attention
In a rare feat, an Italian photographer captured a "one-in-a-million" lunar alignment shot that has gone viral on social media and left netizens mesmerised.
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"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
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Pope Francis Presides Over Pope Benedict's Funeral
To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful gathered in the square for his funeral.
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Tens Of Thousands Pay Respects To Former Pope Benedict At Vatican
Tens of thousands of people paid their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state in St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Ex-Pope Benedict To Lie In State At Vatican, Funeral On Thursday
Catholics will on Monday be able to pay their tributes in the Vatican to former pope Benedict XVI, whose body will lie in state for three days at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Russia Welcomes Vatican's Offer To Mediate But Says Ukraine Not On Board
The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.
