The Vatican said almost 150,000 people from all over the world had bid farewell to Francis as of midday on Friday (1000 GMT).

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The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

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Argentinian President Javier Milei declared seven days of national mourning in Argentina and announced he will be traveling to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.

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However, many of those issues — among them the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, climate change and immigration — also put Francis on ...

India has declared a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect for Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday. The mourning will be observed across the country on April 22 and 23, and again on the ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

In the final months of his life, the Pope's ill-health saw him spend several weeks in hospital. On 14 February, the ...