Archive video shows Pope funerals through the years

From Pius XII to Benedict XVI, the BBC looks back at video from papal funerals since 1958.

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The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage of previous Popes' funerals, as far back as Pope Pius XII in 1958 through to Pope Benedict XVI in 2022.

Video produced by Ian Casey.

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