The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

The Vatican has ended the three-day public viewing of Pope Francis in Rome, with an estimated 250,000 people visiting St.

After the pope is blessed with holy water, his face is covered in white silk. A small bag of coins minted during his reign is also placed in the coffin — John Paul II was buried alongside 26 ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be simpler than those of previous popes, following instructions he set out himself. But as a ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Pope Francis' coffin is making its final trip through the streets of Rome after a requiem Mass for the beloved pontiff who died on Monday.

and was not displayed on an elevated bier – the so-called “Canaletto” or “death bed” – as happened with both John Paul II and Benedict XVI. At 8pm local time, Pope Francis’s coffin ...

But the coffin has changed ... who once carried the pope on a throne at public appearances. That ended under Pope John Paul II. Supported by In One Image By Tomás Munita and Peter Robins Francis ...