Visitors to funeral services usually receive tribute cards — in memoriam of the deceased. Often they contain a photo, or a ...

During Pope Francis' funeral Mass, a litany of saints was sung, a meditative chant that forms part of the traditional rites. This was followed by a blessing from Eastern rite Catholic churches, ...

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square ...

There was ceremonial fanfare and a high profile VIP guestlist, but it was the genuine love from the common people at Pope ...

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he deliberately simplified.

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

“Remember, the Holy See was ... would attend the funeral — as he did with first lady Laura Bush, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, White House chief of staff Andy Card, and two former ...

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

The number on his card: 88235 ... University and the College of the Holy Cross. The security operation in and around Vatican City is in full swing. The funeral has brought together dozens of ...

Camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin, which was attended by several Cardinals and Holy See officials ... to send Mass or sympathy cards to the Vatican ...

Donald Trump has questioned Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with the country’s ...