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Mourners pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass

Mourners pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass

Apr 23
Crux Staff

Pope Francis in Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 26, 2019. (Credit: Pool Photo via AP.)

Japanese cardinal remembers influence of Pope Francis in the world

Apr 23
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Pope Francis is helped by his aide Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, right, as he arrives for the start of a public consistory to elevate 21 new cardinals, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Looking back on Francis legacy, top 5 papal controversies

Apr 23
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Pope Francis walks towards a newly planted oak tree during a tree-planting ceremony during the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2019. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Francis papacy in broad strokes

Apr 22
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Pope Francis is helped by his aide Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, right, as he arrives for the start of a public consistory to elevate 21 new cardinals, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Looking back on Francis legacy, top 5 papal controversies

Apr 23
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Funeral for Pope Francis to be held Saturday morning in Rome

Apr 22
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Pope Francis walks towards a newly planted oak tree during a tree-planting ceremony during the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2019. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Francis papacy in broad strokes

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Mourners pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass

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