As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century ...

Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

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"The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus." ...

A look at the centuries-old tradition of burying popes in three coffins — and why Pope Francis decided to simplify his own ...

The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presided over ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...

The death of a pope initiates a series of rituals leading up to the conclave for electing a successor. Pope Francis revised ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...