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 ...

As the most senior cardinal-priest at the pope's funeral, Mahony, 89, is required by Vatican protocol to be present at the ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

The funeral for Pope Francis, pontiff from March 13, 2013, until his death on April 21, will be held on Saturday morning in ...

Early Saturday morning, Pope Francis’ Coffin arrived at St. Mary Major, his final resting place. The faithful began filing ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

In a further break with tradition, he was the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century, preferring Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, some 2.5 miles from St. Peter's, as his ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

His casket will not be put on an elevated platform in St Peter ... which is the largest branch of Catholicism. In 1994, Pope John Paul II set out exactly why the role of pope is reserved exclusively ...

World leaders, royalty, and thousands of mourners will gather Saturday at St. Peters Square to honor Pope Francis, who died ...

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a ...

After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...