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Vatican sets dates for Pope Francis funeral, public viewing

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, reportedly was worried about greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square a day before he died at age 88.

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Vatican says Pope had coughing fit, prognosis remains guarded

The development marked a setback in what had been two successive days of increasingly upbeat reports from doctors treating Francis at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14.

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