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Cardinals Wear Red and Bishops Purple, but Here Is the Difference Between the Two
Cardinals are getting ready to vote on who the next pope will be, but some have noticed that they seem to be wearing both ...
Even in death, Pope Francis is breaking with tradition for his funeral and burial
Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...
The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...
Pope Francis lies in state in open wooden casket ahead of his funeral
Heads of state are expected for Francis’ funeral, but the three days of public viewing in the basilica allow ordinary ...
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A bishop of the Arctic says goodbye
sweeping red, black and white robes of an Anglican bishop. Bishop David Parsons, holding up a red paper heart to signify the blood of Jesus, a black one to signify sin, a Bible and a flashlight ...
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Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...
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Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis after his death
The photos showed him in a wooden casket, in red vestments and his bishop’s miter, with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived.