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Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.'
Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.
Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88; check out the top 10 longest-serving popes in history
Across the course of history, the papacy has been home to leaders whose tenures have had a lasting impact on the Catholic ...
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Napoleon letter auction recalls French pope detention
In his 2021 book "To Kidnap a Pope", historian Ambrogio Caiani called the arrest "one of the greatest miscalculations of ...
When will the conclave start? Here's when the new pope will be chosen
Typically, the conclave gathers to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of a pope. The conclaves must start after the “ Novemdiales " period, Latin for “nine days,” in which a period of ...
Pope Pius XII's 'Alternative' Embalming Led to a Grotesque Sight — and Smell — for Horrified Mourners in 1958
Pope Pius XII's unusual embalming process led to a horrifying scene that traumatized mourners and the Catholic Church.
What will happen when next Pope is chosen as Vatican enters nine days of mourning
This is a period known as the 'Novemdiales', and it starts today with the funeral of Pope Francis. It's a tradition of nine ...
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Up to 300 000 mourners expected in Rome for Pope’s funeral
But the Eternal City has seen far bigger crowds. The funeral of a pope is always a very major event in Rome. With rough estimates of between 200-300,000 mourners, the Eternal City will be overwhelmed ...
No crown, no glory: Pope Francis breaks with centuries of funeral rites
Lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica, Francis’s body is low to the ground without any papal regalia next to his body. While ...