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ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday paid his respects to Pope Francis , occupying a front-row seat in sunlit St.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his wishes to be remembered as a simple past

Cardinals from around the world have converged on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. His death set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican says the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. local time, which is 4 a.m. ET.

AGUASCALIENTES, México (AP) — There’s a corner in central Mexico where much revolves around a revered saint. The neighborhood’s name? Saint Mark's. The name of the local Catholic church? You guessed it, St. Mark's.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica , near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life, the archbishop who administers the basilica said Friday.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church and political leaders that ended Friday, when his coffin was sealed ahead of his state funeral in St.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants.