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Pope Arrives in South Sudan For 'Pilgrimage of Peace'

Pope Arrives in South Sudan For 'Pilgrimage of Peace'

Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan on Friday to encourage a peaceful end to the country's conflict that has been ongoing for a decade and has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.

Pope Francis Leads Benedict XVI's Funeral

Pope Francis Leads Benedict XVI's Funeral

Pope Francis on Thursday presided over the funeral mass for former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday morning at the age of 95, bringing an end to a days-long memorial as thousands of mourners attended the ceremony in St. Peter's Square.

Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95

The Holy See Press Office has announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday – three days after Pope Francis informed the world he was gravely ill – in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at the age of 95.