Pallbearers carried the coffin of Pope Francis, adorned with just a crucifix and his coat of arms, down the central aisle of ...

In a significant break from papal tradition, Pope Francis was not laid to rest in the customary three coffins that have been used for pontiffs for centuries.

It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

The last people to say goodbye to Pope Francis before he was buried consisted of a group of poor people, transgender people and prisoners, who met his coffin on the steps of St. Mary Major ...

Under the bright Roman sun and amid crowds extending down the Via della Conciliazione, the funeral Mass unfolded within the ...

Pallbearers carried the coffin of Pope Francis, adorned with just a crucifix and his coat of arms, down the central aisle of ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year. His aim was to emphasize the ...

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...

The coffin of Pope Francis has been sealed in a private ceremony held by the Vatican ahead of Saturday’s funeral after ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...