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Whether dressed casually for rehearsal mode or all decked out to the nines in costumes by Christopher Vergara, the dancers pay a fitting tribute to the ghosts of dancers past, from Gregory Hines t ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people flocked ...

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and the first born outside Europe since Pope Gregory III, who held the position from 731 to 741 AD. Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025. Ahead of the funeral ...

(1 of 17) Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony in St Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images ...

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Several photos of President Donald Trump allegedly sleeping at Pope Francis' funeral went viral on social media on Saturday. The 78-year-old, his wife, First Lady Melania Trump and Ukrainian ...

hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Saturday for the funeral rites for the late pontiff.