Pallbearers lower the body of Pope Francis, dressed in red liturgical vestments and lying in an open casket, before the Altar ...

Thousands of people poured into St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday (Apr 23) to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, who is ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites ... including Psalm 22, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Attendees also recited the Catholic customary prayers of the dead during ...

Pope Francis’ funeral ... opening prayer. Cardinal Battista will then extend the First Reading, a reading from the Acts of the Apostles, to the congregation of worshipers. The Responsorial Psalm “The ...

About 60 people have signed the guest book at Trimble Funeral Home, both in person and online, paying homage to the pontiff.

Visitors to funeral services usually receive tribute cards — in memoriam of the deceased. Often they contain a photo, or a ...

In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, political and religious leaders joined a crowd of thousands in mourning the death ...

On the night before the late Pope Francis’ funeral, mourners attended a special evening prayer at the Cathedral of the Sacred ...

Brown Funeral Home & Cremation, with locations in Sebring and Salem, is offering memorial prayer cards in honor of Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88. Brown Funeral Home & Cremation ...

April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church, with cardinals ...