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Pope Francis to Simplify Papal Funeral Rites and Burial Outside Vatican
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Pope Francis plans to simplify papal funeral rites and be buried outside the Vatican. He has been working to streamline the elaborate funeral rites and expressed his devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, as the reason for his choice of burial place.
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