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Vatican Sets Saturday Funeral for Pope Francis

HeadlineApr 22, 2025

The Vatican has announced the funeral for Pope Francis will take place on Saturday in what is expected to be a scaled-down ceremony. The Vatican says Pope Francis’s death Monday at the age of 88 was due to a stroke and heart failure. We’ll have more on Pope Francis — and his legacy as a champion of the environment — after headlines.

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