The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

St. Peter's Basilica will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn.

Ancient traditions and rituals that date back centuries will be the centre of everyone's attention after Pope Francis's death. Know all about them.

The president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

Nora Aunor’s State Funeral and Hero’s Burial Before National Artist Nora Aunor’s cortege arrived at the Libingan ng mga Bayani for the culmination of the state funeral and hero’s burial, she was ...

Vatican officials helped 14 white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers carry the coffin up a stone ... a nun from the Roman seaside town of Ostia, stood by his casket and cried. Jeanningros, known for her ...

Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put ... stove after each session. Black smoke will indicate that no pope has been elected, while white smoke will indicate that the cardinals ...

In one photo, from before he ascended to the papacy, he’s sitting on a train, wearing all black like ... picked up the casket again and carted it onto the back of the white truck often called ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

The Vatican has released first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with ... each session. Black smoke will indicate that no pope has been elected, while white smoke will indicate ...