The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at ...

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The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

The body of Pope Francis has been transferred into the Basilica at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The late pontiff will lie in state in a simple ...

Pope Francis' lying-in-state has been taken over by people holding up their smartphones in crowds as they try to capture the ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

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Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican.

The Vatican has published pictures of the open coffin with the body of Pope Francis. Cardinals and Vatican employees can bid farewell in the chapel.