In pictures: Thousands turn out to line Rome streets after funeral of Pope Francis
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.
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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.
There are 252 cardinals, but only 135 are eligible to vote in the Conclave.
This morning at 9am Rome time, Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside over the transfer of Pope Francis’s body to St Peter’s Basilica.
President Michael D Higgins expressed his “profound sadness” on receiving the news of the pope’s death.
Pope Francis has remained in Gemelli Hospital in Rome with pneumonia for over two weeks.
President Higgins revealed that he and Pope Francis sometimes speak in Spanish during their meetings.
It’s been several years in the making, and some within the Catholic Church hope that it will usher in a new and more inclusive way of thinking.