US cardinal accused of mishandling sexual abuse cases chosen to close casket - Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

The deceased pope will be dressed in his simple white cassock and red vestments, then placed in a simple wooden coffin. This ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on April 26. He is currently lying in state at the St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, ...

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

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

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...