Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

Bishops attend the funeral for late Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Leaders in the Roman Catholic Church are preparing for the ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s funeral on Saturday. After a short procession to the basilica from his ...

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to new ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, presided over the rite in the chapel of Pope Francis’ Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, just a little over 12 hours after the Pontiff’s death, at 8 p.m.

Pope Francis will be buried Saturday after he died on the Monday after Easter. He was 88 years old.Upon his death, the Catholic Church enters the "Sede Vacante," or "vacant seat," which is the period ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, and his funeral is to be held on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. local time. The funeral mass will take place in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, which is within the ...

With Pope Francis' death on April 21 confirmed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican will move forward with honoring him in a papal funeral rooted in extensive tradition. Francis, who died at age 88, ...

Pope Francis died early Monday morning at age 88; following the death of a pope, there are a series of rites and rituals that are performed leading up to the funeral services and interment. In a ...