The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

Ghana’s celebratory approach to death has birthed a deeply creative approach to coffin-making. Tamara Davison admires the handiwork in Accra ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. 5:34 The casket of Pope Francis is being sealed at St. Peter's Basilica, ahead of his funeral at the Vatican, April 25, 2025.

Gregorio Borgia. Pallbearers bend to lift the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of his funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Popes have traditionally been buried in three nested coffins: cypress, lead, and oak Pope Francis approved reforms in 2024 that eliminate this ritual, choosing simplicity The change reflects ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was ...

But the core elements remain, including the three key moments that must be observed between the death of a pope and his burial.As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is ...

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

Artistic coffins and elaborate wakes. Photographs of Ghana’s flamboyant funerals are featured in a new book.