The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

In changes made by Pope Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes ...

Before mourners in their thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to grieve, before leaders from around the world arrive to pay ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...