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The leaders of the Catholic Church will assemble to choose the next pope on May 7, the Vatican has confirmed. The successor to Pope Francis will be elected in a secret meeting of cardinals, 135 of ...

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The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy.

In a sea of black, some people wore blue at the Vatican's most sacred event on April 26, 2025, Pope Francis' funeral.