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A 'humbling experience:' Long Island Catholic priests attend Pope Francis' funeral
The Rev. Michael Duffy and the Rev. Rev. Michael Bartholomew are among the many who will be in Vatican City for the papal ...
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Pope Francis, a memory
Pope Francis died, my phone, perhaps like everyone else’s, was swamped with messages. Shared and forwarded expressions of grief, gratitude, quotes, on the universal feeling of mourning and adoration ...
Full order of service for Pope Francis's funeral
More than 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis's funeral in St Peter's Square. He will then be buried in Rome's ...
Pope Francis funeral order of service published in full ahead of Saturday memorial
The order of the service for Pope Francis 's funeral has been released, hours before world leaders and pilgrims are set to ...
Pope Francis's funeral Mass details published in full
The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in St Peter's Square. The ...
How the next Pope is chosen
That is the main reason most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new Pope is taken to ...
Pope Francis' ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small ...