Inside the Vatican: A closer look at Pope Francis' funeral

PBBM Joins World Leaders in Vatican to Bid Farewell to Pope Francis - Asian Journal News

Philippines honors the late pontiff as President Marcos and First Lady attend historic funeral with global dignitaries and royalty VATICAN CITY — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joined an extraordinary assembly of global leaders, royalty, and religious figures on April 26, 2025, as the world gathered at St. Peter’s Square to pay final respects to…

‘A Truly Universal Church’: Americans Share Unexpected Moments From Pope Francis’ Funeral

Hundreds of thousands of mourners attend the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025. Families, seminarians and state Catholic conference executive joined the crowds converging on St. Peter’s Square to honor the Pope.

The inspiration of Pope Francis’s funeral mass

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Susan Collins represents Maine in the U.S. Senate. She is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Attending the funeral of a pope is unlike any other experience. Bidding farewell to the leader of more than a billion Catholics is how the secular press would accu…

Inside the Vatican: A closer look at Pope Francis' funeral

Delegations from all over the world were present in Rome on 26 April for the funeral of Pope Francis, and negotiations were held on the margins of the ceremony.

Pope Francis, who used to be the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died. His funeral was attended by heads of State, whether Presidents, Kings, Prime Ministers, as well as Presidents of Parliament, as well as foreign ministers and ambassadors. Francis was not only the head of the Catholic Church, with parishioners all over the world, but he was also the head of a State that is the Vatican, with diplomatic relations a…