Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

In 1903, the pope’s missing Fisherman’s Ring and fortune worth up to $45 million were missing. Ancient tradition mandated ...

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The death of Pope Francis, about whom there is no shortage of opinions, is not just a seminal moment for the world’s 1.4 ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

Hoteliers field a surge in bookings while Romans, religious pilgrims and migrants reflect on the death of “a good man”.