Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening after more than 250,000 people paid their final respects to the late pope over three ...

Pope Francis is set to break with centuries of tradition by opting for a single, zinc-lined wooden coffin for his burial, foregoing the elaborate three-coffin system. This decision reflects his ...

Additionally, a bag containing coins and medals that were minted during his pontificate were placed in the coffin. "The lid was then placed on the zinc coffin, along with Francis’ cross and coat ...

In a solemn ceremony held Friday evening inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the coffin of Pope Francis was officially sealed, marking the final rites before his funeral Mass began on Saturday morning.

The coffin of Pope Francis was laid in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Saturday at the beginning of his funeral. Tens of thousands of people, including dozens of head of states and world ...

Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening. The three-day viewing period ended at around 7 pm, signalled by a changing of the ...

One person has died and multiple others are injured after a boat crashed into a ferry in Florida, police have said. The Clearwater Police Department said the boat hit the ferry near the Memorial ...

Following the mass, a funeral procession was to carry Francis’ coffin through Rome to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for the first papal burial outside the Vatican since 1903. The previous ...