Today will be history in the making as Pope Francis is laid to rest. Prince William and US President Donald Trump will be among those attending the funeral in St Peter's Square. Don't miss the live broadcast from 5:30pm (AEST) on Radio National, ABC listen app and ABC iview.
 

In a break from tradition, the pope chose to be buried in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major and not St Peter's, where many of his predecessors were laid to rest. Francis's sudden death has set in motion ancient rituals, as the 1.4 billion-member church started the transition from one pope to another.
 

Meanwhile, back home, as we edge closer to the May 3 election day, Sunday Extra looks at the history of Australia's closest elections. From Federation to the Gillard government, we've had a complicated history of fragile minority governments.
 

And if you've ever wondered what weird laws still exist, check out this one. A South Australian man faces life in prison after he was found inside a church holding scripture books belonging to the religious institution.
 

The man was charged with sacrilege, a little-known and rarely employed law relating to an offence committed in a "place of divine worship". This article from the Religion and Ethics Report explores how the legal system should protect religious freedom in an increasingly secular population.
 

Vatican City is preparing for the funeral of Pope Francis today starting at 10am local time. The service is expected to last about 2.5 hours before the pope's body will be moved from the Vatican through to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's oldest and most revered churches.
 

• Simulcast on Radio National and News Radio from 5.30pm (AEST) as well as ABC iview and the ABC listen app, the special will be hosted by Jeremy Fernandez and ABC's Religion and Ethics specialists, plus ABC correspondents in Rome.

In times of war, food and nourishment can determine victory or defeat. Armies once lived off the land, but now they can live off a sealed, freeze-dried pouch. Every Bite explores how experimenting with combat-ready food led to global food science we benefit from today.

US President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on $US2.2 billion of federal funding to Harvard University. That costly decision came with a list of demands, ordering it to reform hiring, admission and teaching practices and a crackdown on "antisemitism on college campuses". Saturday Extra explores the fight.

From the Federation of 1901 and a tussle over tariffs, to the instability of world wars and three prime ministers in just one term, Australia has had its fair share of fragile governments. Sunday Extra looks at the history of Australia's closest election results.
 

The controversial law of sacrilege — which carries the same maximum penalty of life in jail as murder — still exists in South Australia, but some say it shouldn't.