FACT-CHECK: Disinformation peddlers jump the gun on May 7 conclave
Some Facebook users have been sharing a fake photo of the alleged new pope ahead of the conclave at the Vatican.
Key figures, leaders, dignitaries set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
Thousands are expected to troop to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican is not only the global center of Catholicism, it is also a sovereign state with the pope recognized as both head of state and government. The Holy See has a permanent observer mission to the United Nations.