Lying in state is the tradition of displaying a dead person in a public space ... practice for heads of state and politicians such as Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and ...

Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s.

Pope Franchis' coffin has just arrived at its final resting place. Pall bearers lifted the coffin and took it inside Santa Maria Maggiore church. The Pope chose to be buried outside the Vatican in ...

Pope Francis' remains will be transferred to the Vatican's St Peter's Basilica soon, where mourning visitors can bid farewell to the pontiff.

the cardinal chamberlain — known as the camerlengo — performed a ceremony verifying that the pope was dead, with the declaration of death read aloud. The body was placed in its coffin ...

King Charles wove excerpts from Queen Elizabeth’s personal diary — written when she was a 19-year-old princess celebrating VE Day in London — into his speech marking the 80th anniversary of ...

A pair of gently curved bridges, a bronze oak tree and a lily pad-inspired walkway are among the standout features of five shortlisted designs for Queen Elizabeth II’s official memorial site in ...