The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

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For bishops and archbishops, the liturgical clothes for a funeral include the alb, a white tunic held by a traditional cord ...

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a ...

The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...

The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...

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Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, ...

Pope Francis’s body will lie in an open casket in St Peter’s Basilica from tomorrow morning (Wednesday April 23), after being ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Argentina-born Francis prayed in the basilica early on March 14, 2013, the day after he became the first Latin American pope.