Bishop Paul Tighe also said there is ‘a little bit of national pride’ that an Irish-born man is the chief organiser while the post is vacant.

The Camerlengo will seal Pope Francis' coffin at 8 p.m.. Last hours to say goodbye to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica.

Friday, April 25 at 8 PM in the Basilica of St. Peter, the rite of the closing of the coffin of Pope Francis will take place, ...

A group of University of Dallas students studying at the school’s campus in Rome will rise early Saturday to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

How accurate is Conclave? What the film gets right (and wrong) about selecting a new Pope - The film, which stars Ralph ...

Public queue to pay respects for last time as world leaders fly in for Vatican ceremony - Pope Francis’s funeral will be held ...

Pope Francis' funeral plans have been revealed as millions mourn the pontiff following his death on Easter Monday. The ...

The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis’s funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file ...

After the funeral, Francis' coffin will be driven at a walking pace to be buried at his favourite church, Rome's papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The pontiff was a champion of underdogs, and a ...