After hospitalization for bronchitis, 86-year-old pontiff battles hoarseness, talks about 'solitude of sickness' during Mass address at St. Peter's Square

Clergy and lay people converge on the Vatican for extraordinary funeral ceremony for retired pope

Up to 100,000 expected to attend as Pope Francis presides over ceremony for deceased former pontiff; small number of heads of state, royal delegations to attend event

Francis invokes Jesus' birthplace, where 'so many people -- struggling but not discouraged -- still await a time of peace, security and prosperity'

82-year-old pontiff reassures crowd that unprecedented 7-minute delay in Angelus prayer wasn't due to health reasons