Pope Francis has canonized six saints from India during his papacy, including Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Sister Euphrasia ...

The six-kilometer (about 3.5-mile) funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter’s to St. Mary Major was filled ...

Caravalhal lives in Rome, but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica after his death on Easter Monday at the age of 88. He said that he ...

For the first time in history, a local voice – that of Cardinal Sebastian Francis – will echo within the Sistine Chapel as ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was tradition.

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more. Here's what each represents.

Vatican City — Thousands of people began filing through St ... Francis first lay in state in the Santa Marta Domus in a private viewing for Vatican residents and the papal household. His body ...

From 11 am on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica, where the pontiff's body will be on display until Friday.

Pope Francis's body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica, with public viewing for three days before Saturday's funeral. Cardinals and Swiss Guards escorted the coffin, as world leaders, including ...

VATICAN CITY—A solemn procession of cardinals, bishops, friars and other clergymen accompanied Pope Francis’ coffin through Vatican City and into St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday ...

Wednesday opened with the bells of St. Peter’s tolling as pallbearers carried Francis' body into the basilica, in a procession through the piazza where he had delivered his final goodbye.

Francis’ body will lie in state in the basilica until Saturday’s funeral and burial. Francis died on Monday at age 88. Earlier, the bells of St. Peter’s tolled as his body was transferred ...