Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

The Vatican was making final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners filed ...

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

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

His funeral was attended by around 50,000 people. Benedict was among the previous popes to be buried in the traditional triple coffin made of cypress wood, zinc and oak. It was was ...

The sealing of the coffin The night before the funeral, the camerlengo presides over the closing and sealing of the coffin, in the presence of other senior cardinals. A white cloth is placed over ...

The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file ...