The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The Vatican had announced that the basilica would be open until midnight, but then indicated it would extend the hours due to ...

Thousands of people have begun filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis at the start ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

His casket was placed in front of the basilica’s main altar, on a slight ramp, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention.

PM local time in the Basilica of Saint Peter, the ceremony for the closing of the casket with the body of Pope Francis will ...

On Friday at 8 pm in the Basilica of Saint Peter, the ceremony for the closing of the casket containing the body of Pope ...

A MARRIED undertaker allegedly raped a female colleague while next to a corpse at a funeral home, a German court has heard. Bodo G., 68, is accused of raping a 41-year-old colleague next to an ...

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"The casket lay on top of him, and he was out like a light with his face in the mud," Rodriguez described to WPVI. Aviles' stepdaughter said she blames the cemetery, and the funeral home involved ...