The grand and solemn procession, with all the trappings of a sacred rite, by which the body of Pope Francis was transferred ...

With the ceremony marking the beginning of the sede vacante, the papal apartments have been sealed. And, uniquely in the ...

Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State's department of ...

U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, uses holy water to bless the body of Pope Francis in ...

Discover the role of U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell in overseeing the day-to-day needs of the Church and organizing a papal ...

Among the names being mentioned as potential successors to Pope Francis are Cardinals Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana (76 ...

The Vatican subsequently released Pope Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter's Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for ...

To the chanting of "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live," the mortal ...

On Wednesday, the coffin containing Pope Francis's body will be solemnly transferred to Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican ...

On Wednesday, after 11 am local time, the faithful began to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to the late Pope ...

Mourners traveled from around the globe to say a final farewell to Pope Francis, whose body will lie in state at the basilica ...