as did confirmations from notable world leaders with intentions to attend the funeral. However, amidst all, the echoing question is – will the late pontiff’s family be attending the service?

ST. THOMAS — Reigning Calypso Monarch Lucas “John Gotti” Evans pulled out the stops for his back-to-back win of the 73rd St. Thomas Carnival Calypso Monarch Competition on Saturday night at ...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the leader known as "the People's Pope" had already broken with some traditions in the ways pontiffs are laid to rest.

Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service - More than 130,000 people have filed past the Pope's coffin as it lay in state in St Peter's Basilica since Wednesday ...

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump had a "very productive" meeting before Pope Francis' funeral today ... received an applause as he arrived at the service following a few confusing hours ...

where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who was celebrated during the service as a champion of migrants and the poor. His funeral Mass was held on the ...

shorter service took place there before the interment. The funeral for his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in 2022, lasted about two hours. Before that, the 2005 funeral for Pope John ...

The funeral of Pope Francis is currently taking ... Article continues below The service is being led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who will begin with ...

A sermon detailed aspects of the pope's life, but the service was otherwise a traditional Catholic funeral, albeit one pared down at Francis' own wishes. An Italian cardinal, Giovanni Battista Re ...

led the service, addressing hundreds of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was 'very moving' and ...