More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to honor the late pope at a funeral service and procession, according to Vatican News. Fr. Arturo Sosa, S.J., Jesuit Superior ...

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From Vatican to Rome crossing the Tiber The procession crossed the Tiber River ... Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pontiff in history, maintained a special relationship with the Church of the ...

Now the simple wooden coffin with a large cross ... as the funeral procession for Pope Francis moves through Saint Peter’s Square on Saturday. Pope Francis, who was the first Jesuit Pope ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

AFP JOHANNESBURG - Thousands are watching in solemn silence as the funeral procession for Pope Francis moves through Saint Peter’s Square on Saturday. Pope Francis, who was the first Jesuit Pope ...

Pallbearers lower the body of Pope Francis, dressed in red liturgical vestments and lying in an open casket, before the Altar ...

While not the first pope to be buried in the basilica, his decision is steeped in his personal piety and Jesuit values ... the plague after being carried in procession. Pope Francis poignantly ...

A replica of the pectoral cross worn by Francis during his lifetime ... The Mass and funeral procession — with Francis' coffin carried on the open-topped popemobile he used during his 2015 ...

The funeral will take place outside, in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica, and will start with a procession led by a priest carrying a cross ... the first Jesuit and Latin American ...

Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is despite the fact that he did more to elevate women than any other pope.