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

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis' upcoming funeral will be slightly different than past papal funerals after he chose to revise the rules and end ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Here's what to know.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the ...

Pope Francis wrote about his wishes and plans for his own funeral in his memoir Hope: The Autobiography, which was published in January 2025. He specified which church he wished to be buried in and ...

Beauty writer Rory Evans told us that when she was an elementary school student-teacher, she found the thin, low profile of her Chuck Taylors “very comfortable for sitting criss-cross applesauce.” ...

Witnesses at the beach said they saw blood in the water and said that they saw someone screaming for help. Information ...