Reporter's Notebook: Eulogizing Pope Francis

Reporter's Notebook: Eulogizing Pope Francis

Talking to people about the life of Pope Francis, you become a kind of collector of eulogies. People who never met him speak about him as if they had. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson has more.

It was a private ceremony presided over by Cardinal Camarlengo Kevin Farrell, in front of the main altar of St.Peter's Basilica.This Saturday, more than 150 foreign delegations will be present.

Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis

Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. Register Radio host Dr. Matthew Bunson discusses the death and legacy of Pope Francis with Senior Vatican Analyst for EWTN News Frank Rocca.

The Catholic Church mourns: the Pope is dead. Francis died in the early morning of Easter Monday. All developments after his death in the news blog.

As “Belgian ambassador to the Holy See”, top diplomat Bruno van der Pluijm represents Belgium in the Vatican. In that role, our compatriot recently had a “long and deep conversation” with Francis. “He could barely stand up, but radiated charisma.”

The Vatican closed on Friday one of the most moving chapters of its recent history with the sealing of the coffin of Pope Francis in a private ceremony without cameras. More than 250,000 people spent three days at St. Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentine pontiff who revolutionized the Church with his closeness, his struggle against abuses and his tireless defense of the poor and marginalized. Francis died on A…