The body of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Monday, has been pictured in an open coffin as preparations for his ...

For over 600 years carpets from Turkey and Iran have been used in Catholic ceremony and religious paintings by artists, including Andrea del Verrochio, to indicate a carefully defined, sacred space ...

Heads of state are expected for Francis’ funeral, but the three days of public viewing in the basilica allow ordinary ...

The late pontiff's funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City following his death ...

Pope Francis' body was placed in an open coffin at the Vatican for the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony. The ...

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more. Here's what each represents.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) and released images of the pontiff ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday morning, marking the first of nine days of mourning. The Vatican has also released images of the late Pope in an open casket.

Pope Francis is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, where tens of thousands of mourners will file past his open casket ...