The period is scheduled to end Friday at 7 p.m. local time. Francis, who died Monday at 88, will remain in his simple, open casket at the basilica until his burial Saturday. Francis’ funeral ...

However, some visitors have attracted backlash after uploading selfies to social media with the casket and the Pope’s body in the background. Other mourners who witnessed their behaviour spoke ...

Mourners have sparked outrage after taking selfies with the open casket of Pope Francis. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is currently lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have shared that they witnessed a large number of visitors posing of photos and clicking selfies beside his body in his open casket ...

At a meeting on July 2, Moraitis said she specified to Tziotzis she wanted Helen’s body to be embalmed, and for there to be an open casket at the funeral. She also handed over black clothing and ...

Two hours later, he died. Pope Francis Lies in State in Open Casket at St. Peter's Basilica as Catholics Line Up to Pay Their Respects According to the Vatican, Francis died at 7:35 a.m. local ...

The wave of selfies of Francis' open casket highlight the clash between the 2,000-year-old religious institution and modern sensibilities. Pope Francis is being eulogized as a transformative ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his open casket — with some even posting smiling photos online. Ten of ...

Francis lay in state in an open casket, perched on a ramp facing mourners, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention. As the crowd reached the casket, many lifted their smartphones to snap a photo.

Angry mourners at Pope Francis’s lying in state have blasted people taking selfies beside his open casket in St Peter's Basilica, calling the behaviour “distasteful” and disrespectful.