Humbeline Coroy came to Rome from Perpignan, France, for the planned canonization Sunday of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, which was suspended after the pope’s death. She stayed to pay respects to Francis, ...

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

A higher-than-expected turnout of mourners prompted St. Peter's Basilica to stay open overnight to see Pope Francis lying in ...

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...

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

The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners across the globe, closing the basilica for just an hour ...

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The selfies taken with Pope Francis' body in his open casket have been described as "awful" and "distasteful." ...