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On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...
On May 7, with the solemn pronouncement of extra omnes — "everyone else out" — the doors of the Sistine Chapel will close as ...
The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...
With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
It was inevitable that the death of Pope Francis would lead to rumination about a successor. Now that that he has been laid ...
As the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled farewell to Pope Francis, a new chapter in Catholic history quietly unfolded: for ...
A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...