Watch live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call in January 2025.

While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view his body — the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic symbols and ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica. The church is home to his ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, is being laid to rest in a service he ...

USA Today will livestream the funeral for Pope Francis beginning at 3 a.m. ET April 26. Live coverage of the funeral for Pope ...

Dozens of heads of state will be attending funeral services for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one ...

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 ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on Monday, April 21. His funeral is on Saturday morning in Vatican City. Here's how to watch at ...