Pope Francis’ successor (according to the bookmakers)

Apr 27, 2025 20:05

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400,000 People for Pope Francis ’Funeral

250,000 in St. Peter’s Square, 150,000 in the streets of Rome

Apr 26, 2025 07:33

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[PHOTO GALLERY] Family members accompany the closing of Francis’ coffin (and 250 thousand people visited the Pope)

While this inner liturgy unfolded, it was the people—the ordinary faithful—who had written the prologue to this moment. Over the course of just three days, more than 250,000 pilgrims and mourners filed past the body of Pope Francis, lying in state before the main altar

Apr 25, 2025 22:14

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Cardinals Meet for the Fourth Time: 149 Are Now in Rome. Novelties Reported by the Holy See Press Office

It was decided that on Sunday the Cardinals will visit together the tomb of the Holy Father Francis at Saint Mary Major. Their arrival is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. The Cardinals will cross the threshold of the Holy Door, visit Francis’s tomb, and then the Chapel where the image of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, is displayed. They will then celebrate Vespers together.

Apr 25, 2025 10:01

ZENIT Staff

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Graffiti of the Pope Near the Vatican After List of Participants in His Funeral Is Released

Urban artist Laika painted her new mural a few meters from Saint Peter’s, on Via Piccolomini. It shows Pope Francis reading a list of people who will go to his funeral.

Apr 25, 2025 08:59

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The Vatican Press Office confirmed the official seating and procedural arrangements for the funeral, a protocol steeped in both tradition and geopolitical nuance. The right side of the square, facing the Basilica, will be reserved for state delegations. Opposite them, on the left, will sit the College of Cardinals, robed in crimson.

Apr 25, 2025 08:54

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

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400,000 People for Pope Francis ’Funeral

[PHOTO GALLERY] Family members accompany the closing of Francis’ coffin (and 250 thousand people visited the Pope)

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