Between the fourth and sixth day after the pope’s death, the papal funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica or St. Peter’s ...

First pope to be buried outside Vatican in over a century His resting place chosen due to his devotion to Mary Francis ...

As we've been reporting, a rosary prayer was held earlier in St Peter's Square this evening to mark Pope Francis's death. The ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament - released by the Vatican just now - that he wished to be buried in Rome's ...

The passing of “Papa Francesco” recalls an accidental, frantic and ultimately transformational experience at the Vatican.

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

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

In accordance with his personal wishes, Pope Francis will not be buried in the Vatican grottoes but instead at the Basilica ...

The pontiff can be seen lying in his vestments with a rosary clasped between his fingers as guards stand beside his body.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori encouraged area parishioners to learn from Pope Francis’ legacy by embodying light and hope ...

After the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a ...