Getty Images The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state ahead of his funeral Observers of Vatican affairs during this unusual time suggest that whether Benedict courted it or not ...

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Mary Maguire, who is from Letterkenny, read the second reading at the funeral in St ... 50,000 mourners gathered for the late Pope's Mass on Thursday. Benedict was a 'powerful presence' for ...

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Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” as he presided over a general audience in the Vatican while thousands paid tribute to the former pope on the ...

Thur 5 Jan 4.50pm • The Pope was buried in the crypt beneath the Basilica following a mass led by his successor Pope Francis.

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Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor (Andrew Medichini/AP) Francis is due to preside over Benedict’s funeral on Thursday, an event that is drawing heads of state and royalty despite ...