The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

In a significant break from papal tradition, Pope Francis was not laid to rest in the customary three coffins that have been ...

Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather ...

Heads of state, royals and mourners are due to attend the 90-minute funeral of the late Pope Francis. In keeping with his ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying ...

The late pontiff's funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, five days after his death at the age of 88 Pope Francis' ...