Pope Francis ' casket has been sealed shut ahead of his funeral in a private ceremony. The pontiff's casket was closed in St.

U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, sprinkles Pope Francis' body with holy water before his ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and sealed in a private ceremony on Friday evening after more than 250,000 people paid their ...

Pope Francis is currently lying in state inside St Peter's Basilica but his coffin will be closed at 8pm today in a private ...

The rite of closing the coffin of Pope Francis has just concluded in the Basilica of St. Peter. After 250,000 faithful and ...

Pope Francis’ coffin is closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening, April 25, 2025, ...

The poor will also be present on the footsteps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major where Franics will be buried April 26 ...

Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square and will be led by the dean of ...

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 ...

THE VATICAN, April 25. /TASS/. Almost 130,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis since Wednesday. The cathedral closed at 2:30 a.m. (12:00 a.m. GMT) ...