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Pope Francis leads ex-pontiff Benedict’s funeral
4 years agoItalian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (L) blesses the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, as Pope Francis looks on (C) during his funeral mass at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)
Pope Francis led the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square, an event unprecedented in modern times.…