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Inside 'Ring of Steel' around Pope's funeral as Vatican guards wield anti-drone weapons
Pope Francis I is well-protected as he lies in state at the altar of St Peter's Basilica, with Italian and Vatican ...
Inside the City Where the Pope Lived, Ruled, and Died
After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.
Under a basilica’s splendor, thousands gather for a final glimpse of a pope who led a simple life
The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...
Inside 'secretive ritual' which is triggered after a pope dies and how new leader is chosen
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, passed away on Monday, April 21, aged 88, leaving people wondering what will ...
Inside ring of steel around Pope funeral as world’s smallest army joins fighter jets & snipers protecting Trump & Wills
A MAJOR security operation being put in place around Pope Francis’ funeral made up of the world’s smallest army, fighter jets and snipers. Italy is deploying a ring of steel around the ...
Why The Next Pope Faces Major Money Challenges
Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...
Incense, bells and Swiss Guards: The procession taking Pope Francis to lie in state
Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...
What happens when a pope dies? Inside the Vatican's historic, symbolic rituals
There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take ...
Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis’ funeral
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...