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 were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...