Meanwhile, Patrick Gavigan, based in Kildare, said it was “momentous” to be inside the basilica to witness the Pope’s remains close up after queuing with his wife Alice for almost four hours.

Pilgrims and tourists queued for hours to file past the open coffin of the Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88.

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Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was investigated for taking part in an investment scheme involving a property in London, which wound up costing the church tens of millions of dollars.

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Pope Francis died. Despite the longest hospitalization of his papacy earlier this year, he managed to greet the Easter crowd at the Vatican on Sunday — the world was buoyed by his recovery. That he ...

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A local Pittsburgh couple is heading to Rome to witness the funeral of Pope Francis, an experience they describe as a chance encounter with history.