With the weather in Rome remaining warm and humid, the Pope's body will need to be embalmed to prevent the rapid onset of decay. Although the details of this process have historically varied from ...

As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the Vatican has begun the solemn process of laying the pontiff to rest — a process steeped in centuries-old Catholic tradition ...

His body is best preserved in the centre because he was embalmed via the rectum. (Andreas Nerlich/Frontiers of Medicine) The new study confirms a lot of local knowledge about the man. Radiocarbon ...

Pope Francis's embalmed body will lie in state in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, with hundreds of thousands of mourners expected to arrive to pay their respects to the pontiff. The beloved ...