Pope Francis was the 266th pope and oversaw several changes to the papal funeral process. The funeral of Pope Francis will be different from those of his predecessors. The pope changed the funeral ...

Bishops attend the funeral for late Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Leaders in the Roman Catholic Church are preparing for the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public ...