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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -– Just before 7 a.m. Jan. 5, the dome of St. Peter's Basilica was so shrouded with fog that it was scarcely visible. Yet the sounds of German folk music permeated the dense air as some 500 traditionally dressed Bavarians descended upon the Vatican to attend the funeral of their beloved countryman, Pope Benedict XVI. Although they traveled some 10 hours to pay their final respects to the late pope, the mood in St. Peter's Square in the hours leading up to the historic funer

At the funeral, Pope Francis prays that his joy may now be complete as he contemplates the Lord face to face

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI 'spread and testified to' the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor's funeral Mass. 'Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude and the balm of hope, in order to show him once more the love that is undying. We want to do this with the same wisdom, tenderness and devotion that he bestowed upon us over the years,' Pope Francis said in his homily. The Mass

Pope Benedict XVI "spread and testified to" the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told the people gathered for his predecessor's funeral.

Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass.