Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Catholic Church, previously served as the Bishop of Dallas before being ...

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

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

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a ...

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

A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's ...

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

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

Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to witness the sight.