The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no ...

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Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

The Vatican is a place where every gesture, every symbol, and every tradition is of considerable importance. Among the most ...

As news of the pope’s death traveled across the globe, observers fondly remembered a man who bought his own eyeglasses, got ...

The body of Pope Francis has been dressed in sacred liturgical vestments and placed in an open wooden coffin for his lying in ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and ...

The late pope sent a gift for young Prince George that harked back to a time before the foundation of the Anglican Church, ...

Historic rites and rituals are performed after the death of a pope, including gentle taps on a late pontiff's forehead with a ...

Pope Francis's signet ring was bestowed to him in 2013 when he was elected Pope, but will now be destroyed as per tradition ...

Pope Francis, the beloved spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, has passed away at the age of 88. After ...