The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...

Traditionally, popes have been buried in three nested coffins — one of cypress, one of zinc, and one of elm. However, Francis has opted for a simpler wooden and zinc coffin. Like his ...

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Past popes were entombed in three coffins: one made out of cypress, one of zinc and one of elm, nested inside each other, but Francis has ordered that he be buried in a single coffin, made of wood and ...

new rites issued last year said Francis will be laid to rest in a single zinc-lined wooden casket. Francis's predecessor Pope Benedict XVI was buried in three coffins - including one made from ...

He moved to eliminate the requirement for three coffins of cypress, lead and oak as well as the elevated bier for public viewing. He instead elected to be viewed in a simple, zinc-lined wooden ...

Past popes have been buried in three-layered coffins, but Francis has chosen to have a single zinc and wood coffin. No major decisions can be made until a new pope is elected, as the Vatican is ...

Perhaps as a lever to continue mobilisation after the zinc coffins began returning to the home regions, some indigenous people are being offered relatively large sums of money to volunteer.

Pope Francis has suffered a serious setback in his two-week battle with double pneumonia. Newsweek's live blog is closed.