Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

The night before the funeral, the camerlengo will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in the presence of other ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping with ...

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Here's what to know.

Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis' funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic ...

Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican ...

Pope Francis wrote about his wishes and plans for his own funeral in his memoir Hope: The Autobiography, which was published in January 2025. He specified which church he wished to be buried in and ...

Cardinals will begin scheduling Pope Francis' funeral and burial, planning the conclave and making other decisions about ...