The Vatican has released pictures of Pope Francis being laid out in his open coffin for the Confirmation of the Death of the ...

His Holiness died Monday after suffering a stroke that led to irreversible heart failure following a weeks-long ...

THE Vatican has released pictures showing Pope Francis inside an open coffin during the rite of confirmation of the Pontiff’s ...

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

Despite the papal tradition of a St. Peter’s Basilica burial, it’s expected that Pope Francis will be laid to rest elsewhere, ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday. His body is expected to be moved to a coffin the same day and put on public display at St.

The death of Pope Francis triggers a series of ancient rites steeped in tradition, beginning with a formal confirmation of ...

Pope Francis had indicated a desire to be buried in the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome. According to a Vatican expert, he ...

Even the moment of the formal verification of the pope’s death takes place in the context of a prayer service “at home” in ...

Pope Francis' upcoming funeral will be slightly different than past papal funerals after he chose to revise the rules and end ...

The number of people killed when a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic has surged to 221 ...

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