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Pope Francis laid to rest after funeral ceremony. Why he wasn't buried in the Vatican
The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...
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The history of St. Mary Major, the basilica where Pope Francis will be entombed
Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...
The Death of Pope Francis: What Comes Next
The pontiff’s death initiated a well-structured series of rituals designed to mourn the loss of the 1.3 billion-member church ...
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Pope Francis, everyman leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman ... immigrant employed as a railway worker, while his mother was the Argentine-born daughter of Italian immigrants.
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‘He embraced all people’: Californians mourn a pope who shared their values, brought excitement to church
Catholics across California mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, paying tribute to his modernization of the Roman Catholic Church and ... Cynthia Cook and her mother, Julieta Camacha ...
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Pope Francis, everyman leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman ... desire to be buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. "The tomb must be in the earth ...