Tens of thousands of people are expected at the funeral, including Catholic mourners, cardinals and world leaders.

A guide to the embalming process likely to be used for Pope Francis, based on historic and modern practices followed by the ...

Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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The burial of a pope follows a solemn and symbolic process. Here’s a guide to the declaration of death, burial site, casket, ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican.

Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

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Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

A look at nine cardinals being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 on Monday.