Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the ...

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

Cardinals will meet on Tuesday morning for the first time since Pope Francis died to confirm the details of his funeral. The world will be watching Vatican City after the death of the 88-year-old ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the rite in the chapel of Pope Francis’ Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, just a ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21, the Vatican announced Years before his death at the age of 88, Pope Francis ...

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

Here’s what to know about the funeral rituals for Pope Francis.

Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State's department of ...

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