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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. His death set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis鈥� funeral in St. Peter鈥檚 Square on Saturday.

Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter鈥檚 Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican says the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. local time, which is 4 a.m. ET.

AGUASCALIENTES, M茅xico (AP) 鈥� There鈥檚 a corner in central Mexico where much revolves around a revered saint. The neighborhood鈥檚 name? Saint Mark's. The name of the local Catholic church? You guessed it, St. Mark's.

ROME (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica , near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his 鈥渉umble, simple and essential鈥欌�� life, the archbishop who administers the basilica said Friday.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church and political leaders that ended Friday, when his coffin was sealed ahead of his state funeral in St.

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants.

OTTAWA 鈥� Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� He called me 鈥渓a prima della classe,鈥� or 鈥渢he first in class.鈥� It wasn鈥檛 necessarily a compliment.

PHOENIX (AP) 鈥� A woman whose doomsday religious beliefs led her to kill her two youngest children and engage in a plot to kill a romantic rival in Idaho was convicted Tuesday in Arizona for conspiring to murder her estranged husband.