Most of what happened around the death and subsequent funeral services for Pope Francis had a traditional ring to them. Obviously, when the pope dies in Rome, tradition has much to say about how ...

Donald Trump tweeted, “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” This didn’t go down well with the nit-picky folks on X, because who “looks ...

Youngsters hold a banner during the funeral of Pope Francis in St ... another stop on the Vatican tourist trail. On Friday, for example, after seeing the Pope lying in state, many visitors ...

The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one. Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year. His aim was to emphasize the ...

Announcers asked all flags and banners be lowered as the funeral was getting underway. Francis’ coffin will be brought from St. Peter’s Basilica to the front of the altar in the square.

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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and dozens of world leaders and dignitaries packed St. Peter's Square in Rome for the funeral. After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air ...

World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, along with royalty, converged on Rome for the funeral. But the group of marginalized people who will meet ...

Some 250,000 people paid respects to Pope Francis during the three days his coffin led in St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said Friday, as public viewing ended and world leaders began gathering for ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

The pope's casket passed along the same path he had traveled just days before, on Easter Sunday, in what became his final popemobile tour for the faithful. It was a surprise salute, which Francis ...