The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis's body approximately 24 hours after his death. Francis died unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Easter Monday at the age of 88 from ...

Fortunately, several outlets confirmed that ahead of the lie-in state, Pope Francis’ body underwent thanatopraxis, a modern embalming process regulated in Italy under a law passed in 2022 that ...

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 ...

The days following the death of Pope Francis are packed with centuries-old traditions and rituals - including his funeral and the public exhibition of his body. The ageing 88-year-old had been ...

Standing just yards away from the body of the recently deceased Pope, it is easy to lose yourself, to forget that hundreds of others are around you - and that this is a moment in history.

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, who hosted Francis during his last papal trip, to Corsica last year, remembered Francis as “a free man” who "humanized the church without desacralizing it.” ...

Images of Pope Francis’ body in a velvet-lined wooden casket have been released by the Vatican as throngs of supporters flock to pay their respects to the late pontiff. The 88-year-old died on ...

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

VATICAN CITY—A solemn procession of cardinals, bishops, friars and other clergymen accompanied Pope Francis’ coffin through Vatican City and into St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday ...

"Pope Francis was really an inspiration for environmentalists," said Xavier University's sustainability coordinator Tim Sundrup. Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron ...