A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church. St. Francis’ tomb is situated ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The body of Pope Francis will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the ...

the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century saint known for his poverty, humility, and peace advocacy. This choice was unique, as no other pontiff ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday ...

Pope Francis, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died after an extended respiratory illness on April 21, the ...

and his body - wearing sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt - was taken to a shrine in the Santuario della Spogliazione in Assisi, Italy. It was a major site linked to St. Francis' life. The teenager ...

09:03 (IST) Apr 23 Pope Francis’s body to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica at 9:00 am (local time) on Wednesday for ...

and his body was taken to a shrine in Assisi’s Santuario della Spogliazione, a major site linked to St. Francis’ life. He was then declared “blessed” in 2020 after the Vatican dicastery ...

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body to St. Peter’s Basilica for ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...