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What is the Holy Door in the Vatican, which Pope Francis became first to leave open?
The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...
A Jesuit priest in New York City recalls witnessing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio become Pope Francis
Father Dennis Yesalonia was in Rome as the world waited to hear who would replace Pope Benedict XVI. He was staying at the ...
Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as hundreds 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 ...
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Holy Week surge: Boracay island breaches anew carrying capacity
CLOSE to 60,000 bakasyonistas flocked to Boracay Island during the Semana Santa (Holy Week), confirming videos that went ...
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‘He loved this country': Holy See envoy to UAE reflects on his time with Pope Francis
In an interview with Khaleej Times, the Papal ambassador to the UAE, Archbishop Christophe Z El Kassis, shared his deeply ...
I visited the Vatican City and was surprised by one rule
The Vatican is attracting visitors from all over the world for Pope Francis's funeral but there is one surprising rule every ...
Putin and Netanyahu absent from Pope Francis' funeral, Beijing remains silent
Russia and Israel will be represented at Pope Francis’ funeral — but China is likely to stay absent.View on euronews ...
Hong Kong gives cardinal his passport back for Pope Francis’s funeral after 2022 arrest
The cardinal had his passport confiscated after he was arrested in 2022 for allegedly failing to register the pro-democracy ...
Touched by Pope Francis: An artist, an ailing baby reflect big impact in small moments
Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...
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US election officials question agency about Trump's order overhauling election operations
State and local election officials from around the country in North Carolina have questioned the leaders of a federal agency ...
Pope Francis’ funeral is on Saturday. It’s not too late to pay respects, but it's close.
There’s still time to pay respects to Pope Francis in person. Here’s what last-minute travelers should know before and after ...
Tens of thousands file into St. Peter's Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis
So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m. Thursday ...