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Pope Francis rejects tradition

Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican

Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the Vatican, including a humble wooden casket.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

Pope Francis refuses glitzy burial — opts for wooden casket as he simplifies papal funeral rites

The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic Church that scraps lengthy, garish funeral practices his predecessors

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Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple wooden casket will suffice when the time comes for his funeral.

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Pope Francis breaks 100-year tradition: Opts for simple farewell in wooden coffin, to be laid to rest outside Vatican

Pope Francis breaks centuries-old traditions, opting for a simple wooden coffin and no public viewing for his funeral. Instead, he’ll be buried outside the Vatican. Know why the humble pontiff is choosing simplicity over extravagance.

Pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15

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Papal trip confirmed: Here is what Pope Francis will do in Corsica on Dec. 15

The journey includes Mass at Place d’Austerlitz and meetings with local clergy under Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo.

Reuters on MSN · 8h

Pope Francis to visit French island of Corsica on Dec. 15

Pope Francis will visit Corsica on Dec. 15, the Vatican said on Saturday, the first recorded trip of a pope to the French Mediterranean island. The short visit to the island's capital Ajaccio, where Francis is expected to speak at a conference on popular religiosity across the Mediterranean region,

Daily Journal · 9h

The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre-Dame

Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15. It's his third visit to France that avoids the capital and all the pomp and protocol that

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Italy expected to draw travelers by the millions as Pope Francis kicks off Holy Year

The 2025 Jubilee will bring tourists to the Vatican, Rome and Italy to celebrate the Catholic tradition of patrons asking for ...

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Pope Francis approves simpler, quicker procedures for papal funerals

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — New simplified procedures for the funerals of popes were released earlier this month, reflecting Pope ...

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Pope Francis: Desire and Christian hope can overcome ‘dangerous plague’ of nihilism

Describing nihilism as “perhaps the most dangerous plague of today’s culture,” the pope told dicastery members their ...

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Father Sichko auctions rare bourbons signed by Pope Francis, Tom Brady

Maxwell Street Immigration Clinic in Lexington, The Diocese of Lexington Ministry of Father Sichko, and Paws 4 The Cause in ...

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Pope Francis Turns on Israel

With his call for a genocide investigation in Gaza, the pope has taken a side.

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Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...

Holy spirits: Pope Francis, Tom Brady autograph rare whiskey

Right now on the auction block at Sotheby’s are three incredibly rare bottles of Willett purple top single barrel bourbon.

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Pope Francis Names Late Web Designer as First Millennial Saint

Carlo Acutis, born to Italian parents in London, was a talented web designer who died from leukemia in Italy at just 15 years ...

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Pope Francis rejects tradition

Pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15

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