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Cardinals gather to celebrate Mass with Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, subdean of the College of Cardinals, on the fifth day of the “novendiali,” nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, at the Altar of the Confession in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 30, 2025. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

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A single white rose sits on the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major early on April 27, 2025. (CNS/Vatican Media)

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