In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South ...

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

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 ...

Pope Francis' coffin is making its final trip through the streets of Rome after a requiem Mass for the beloved pontiff who died on Monday.

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 ...

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

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

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

The Vatican says some 250,000 mourners filled the vast, cobbled esplanade and main access route to the basilica to follow the ceremony presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, a 91-year-old ...

When Pope John Paul II died in 2005, his funeral was rocked by chants of “Santo Subito!” or “Saint Right Away!” — and it still took nine years, and Francis’s election, before the ...

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