Cardinals have agreed that the traditional nine days of mourning for the pope, the so-called novemdiales, will begin on ...

Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St Peter’s under tight security ahead of the funeral. Read more ...

Pope Francis will also be buried wearing a white mitre on his head, which represents the holiness, dignity, authority, and ...

The funeral Mass will likely be celebrated inside St Peter’s, because of the late winter weather, and there is also the ...

With the departure of the first Latin American Pope, one name has stood out as a key figure behind his clothing: Filippo ...

French-Argentine nun, Sister Genevieve Jeanningros, was seen in footage from the first day of Francis' lying-in-state ...

Crowds pour in to St. Peter's Basilica to pay final respects Procession with cardinals and Latin chants Trump and dozens of ...

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

Huge crowds continued to queue outside Saint Peter's Basilica on Thursday to pay homage to Pope Francis as his body lies in ...