Mourners have queued to enter St Peter’s Basilica to view Pope Francis’s open coffin ahead of his funeral (PA) The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a ...

VATICAN CITY - They may be the most powerful people on earth, but for the seating arrangement at Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, all foreign leaders will play second fiddle to the Argentines ...

They may be the most powerful people on earth, but for the seating arrangement at Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday (April 26, 2025), all foreign leaders will play second fiddle to the ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Friday that no distinction would be made between Catholic and non-Catholic royalty for the seating order. After the royals come the remaining heads of state.

But the building designed to resemble a Greek temple is instead a Chicago Park District ruin. It sits fenced off and rotting ...

The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a delicate effort in diplomacy. It has been described as a “master plan” in stage-managing the “big egos” of ...

As the world leaders took to their seats earlier this morning a number of secrets around the seating plan soon emerged - including why Prince William was so far back. Organisers of the funeral ...