Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and ...

She was joined by SSM staff and ALCS leaders to plant a tree in honor of the victims — an autumn blaze maple — that was ...

His body will go into a zinc-lined, wooden coffin instead of the triplicate coffins of the past (cypress, lead and oak). It will bypass the private viewing for church officials in the Apostolic Palace ...