Earlier Wednesday, Francis’s open casket was taken in a solemn procession from a chapel in his residence to the basilica, where he made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday. Cardinal Kevin ...

The ceremony should last about 90 minutes, with 224 cardinals and 750 priests and bishops in attendance. Francis’s wooden and zinc coffin, sealed on Friday evening, will be placed in front of the ...

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump had a "very productive" meeting before Pope Francis' funeral today, it was revealed. Details about the meeting, the first face-to-face encounter since the clash ...

This photo taken and handout on April 25, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the Velatio before to seal the coffin of Pope Francis on the eve of his funeral at The Vatican.(AFP ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' coffin has been carried into St. Mary Major Basilica, escorted by Swiss Guards.

Vatican News - Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, after some 250,000 mourners had paid their respects. On the eve of Pope Francis’ funeral Mass ...

A ritually buried skeleton and second prehistoric settlement have been found at a popular tourist site in Wales. Scientific testing is currently being undertaken on archaeological remains from ...

POPE Francis is carried on his final journey in a simple wooden casket yesterday as a million mourners bade an emotional farewell at his funeral. Royals and world leaders — including Prince ...

April 26 – The Deed for the Pious Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis was placed in his coffin, which was sealed in a solemn rite ahead of his Requiem Mass ahead of today’s funeral. The coffin of the ...

People gather along the road as the coffin of late Pope Francis is transported from St Peter’s Basilica (top L) to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, during the funeral ceremony in Rome on April 26 ...

Pope Francis' casket was sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.