A funeral Mass was celebrated for John L. Allen Jr. on Monday in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. The legendary Vatican beat reporter and Church affairs analyst died Thursday, January 22, two days after ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his ...
Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ceremony and burial that accompany the passing of a pontiff. But although the ...
The Vatican has released the funeral date and schedule for the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, the late Pope Francis. Pope Francis died at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of ...
Popes have traditionally been buried in three nested coffins: cypress, lead, and oak Pope Francis approved reforms in 2024 that eliminate this ritual, choosing simplicity The change reflects Francis’ ...
The Vatican on Tuesday released the first images and video of Pope Francis in his casket at the Casa Santa Marta, the guesthouse where the pontiff had lived since being elected in 2013. The Holy See ...