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Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as tens of thousands come to view Pope Francis
The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...
Vatican keeps St. Peter’s open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis due to strong turnout
The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...
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From Vatican to St. Mary Major Basilica: tracing a possible route to pope’s final resting place
The funeral procession is expected to cross Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Piazza del Colosseo and Via ...
Possible route that pope's hearse might take from the Vatican to St. Mary Major
The funeral procession is expected to cross Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Piazza del Colosseo and Via ...
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Vatican’s Easter Mass opens without Pope Francis as he continues recovering from pneumonia
Vance’s motorcade arrived at the Vatican through a side entrance as the Mass was underway and parked near Francis’ residence, the Domus Santa Marta hotel. Francis has sharply cut back his ...
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Is the Vatican its own country? What to know about the world's smallest sovereign nation
In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis, here's what to ...
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Battling ‘Eat and Flee’ Tourists, Venice Brings Its Entrance Fee Back
Day trippers will have to start paying an entrance fee to visit the city starting ... covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region. She has been a journalist for 35 years.
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Former NewsCenter 5 reporter Kelley Tuthill witnessed Pope's Easter Sunday blessing in Vatican City
A former NewsCenter 5 reporter was in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday and saw Pope Francis as he emerged and addressed the crowd just hours before his death.The Vatican announced Monday that ...
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Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis in open coffin; funeral to take place on Saturday
Vatican has released the first photos of Pope Francis, who died on Monday (April 21). The first images showed him in a wooden casket, in red vestments and his bishop's miter, with the Vatican ...
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Pope Francis appears on Easter to deliver blessing as he recovers from pneumonia
Pope Francis has made a brief Easter Sunday appearance to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square VATICAN CITY ... balcony over the basilica entrance. The thousands of people ...