More than 50,000 mourners have already visited St Peter's Basilica to pay their respects, where Francis lies in state in a ...

Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, with his funeral due to take place on Saturday morning at St Peter’s Square in Rome ...

His Tomb and Burial Instructions Reveal the Man He Was Pope Francis' death has sent a wave of sadness across the world.

In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered ...

Pope Francis left clear instructions for his funeral, asking for a simple and unadorned tomb inside the Roman basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore. Francis passed away on Easter Monday following a ...

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

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 choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The death of Pope Francis will end a very old tradition the Roman church had followed for centuries: burying the pope in three coffins, just like those Russian nesting dolls, one doll ...

Before his death, Pope Francis gave detailed and specific instructions about where his tomb should be located and what inscription should be written on it.

They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial. Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various ...