His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica. The church is home to his ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was solemnly sealed on Friday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica after 250,000 mourners paid their respects ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Despite Pope Francis opting for a simpler, humbler papacy compared to his predecessors, his death is not without ceremony. Let's unpack some of the symbols and rituals that come with farewelling the ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Despite the presence of ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed in a private rite that officially ended three days of his body lying in state at the ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin beginning at 8 p.m. Rome time on ...

In the burial, the cardinal will place the cross, the coat of arms of the deceased Pontiff, on the zinc coffin, followed by a ...

Vatican officials have urged mourners to refrain from taking photos with Pope Francis’s body as he lied in state at St. Peter’s Basilica Read ...

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Here's what to know.