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Vatican Announces Time and Date for Funeral of Pope Francis

The Vatican has decided the funeral for Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 local time in Rome. ... He will be the first Pope in more than a century not to be buried in the Vatican, in the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica – opting instead to be laid to rest in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major.

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Trump to attend Pope Francis funeral with wife Melania later this week

“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome,” Trump, 78, posted on Truth Social. “We look forward to being there!” Hours earlier, Trump had ordered all US flags at government buildings, military posts and naval vessels be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the late pontiff’s burial.

Read more at New York Post

Pope's death due to stroke and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse

The Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, releases the official medical report on the death of Pope Francis, which was confirmed through electrocardiographic thanatography.

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USCCB, American cardinals, bishops mourn Pontiff’s passing

“Pope Francis will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society,” Archbishop Broglio said. “He renewed for us the mission to bring the Gospel out to the ends of the earth and offer divine mercy to all. He has also taken advantage of the present Jubilee to call us to a profound hope: one that is not an empty or naïve hope, but one grounded in the promise of Almighty God to be with us always.”

Read more at Catholic Culture

Global Leaders Offer Tributes to Pope Francis

Tributes have been pouring in from around the world after the Vatican on Monday announced that Francis had died. Donald Trump (US), Vladimir Putin (Russia), Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukraine), Viktor Orbán (Hungary), Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), et al, weigh in.

Read more at Time

One of the world's most powerful men quits on day Pope dies

Klaus Schwab, the German economist who started the powerful World Economic Forum, has resigned from the top job. The 87-year-old millionaire left the role as the chair of the forum’s board of trustees today just as the death of Pope Francis dominated the headlines.

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Pope Francis' final hours and gratitude for returning to the Square

Among the final words of the late Pope Francis was a "thank you" to his personal healthcare assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, for encouraging him to take one last ride in the popemobile on Sunday after the Urbi et Orbi. He rested in the afternoon, had a quiet dinner, and then at dawn suddenly fell ill and died.

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After Pope Francis' death, focus turns to cardinals who will elect next pontiff

Given the nature of cardinal appointments Francis made during his papacy, there will inevitably be some expectation that the Argentine pontiff's successor will be another non-European, and that like Francis he could be another progressive, opposed to the Church's conservative wing.

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Essay: The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Chaos, Confusion, And Division In The Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ famous exhortation to Catholic youth just months after being elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in March 2013 was “Hagan lio!” – “make a mess!” Twelve years later, upon his death Easter Monday morning at age 88, it’s fair to say that Francis took his own advice …

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Commentary: Pope Francis’s Managerial Revolution

Upon his election in 2013, some expected Pope Francis to undo the excesses of the imperial papacy, the model of centralized church governance associated with proclamation of papal infallibility at Vatican I. But ...

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Ceremonial placement of Francis' body in the coffin

The pontiff's body has been pictured in an open coffin for the first time as Vatican funeral preparations begin. The ceremony took place last night at the Chapel of Santa Marta, with the pontiff's funeral set for Saturday.

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Prayer for the Pope

With the passing of Pope Francis, calls for prayer for the eternal repose of his soul – and for the College of Cardinals as they embark on their sacred duty to elect Pope Francis’ successor – circulate on the Internet.

One such prayer available at My Catholic Life!