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Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore where the pope will be interred following his funeral. Credit: Wikipedia

Migrants and the poor to join world leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Migrants, refugees and a group of the poor will take part in the funeral of Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Saturday.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday 26 April. The Vatican released images of the pope in an open coffin in the chapel of Santa Marta. Credit; Reuters

Funeral for Pope Francis to take place on Saturday

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 26 April, on the parvis of St Peter’s Basilica, the Office for Liturgical Celebrations announced today.

Emotionally charged speech by father at Giulia Cecchettin’s funeral

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

At Giulia Cecchettin’s funeral, her father said he hoped her death at the hands of her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta might be the impetus to work against gender-based violence.

Berlusconi funeral – 15,000 attend

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Some 15,000 people filled Milan’s Piazza Duomo for the Silvio Berlusconi funeral in the cathedral on Wednesday, official sources said. Many of them watched the service on big screens set up in the square.