A look at the traditions and personal touches that marked the pope's farewell. Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in a historic funeral that drew more than 250,000 people, according to the ...

While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view his body — the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic ...

Historically, this office has also held symbolic importance in fostering bipartisan respect. A long-standing convention — though not legally binding — has been to offer the post of Deputy ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of deeply symbolic and centuries old tradition. Novemdiales offers 9-days of prayer as the faithful mourn the loss of a pope. Reverend Michael Lewis of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said his brief meeting with President Trump in Vatican City was “good” and “symbolic,” as the U.S. continues to facilitate peace talks ...

“Stigma is not something you change overnight, and it’s not something you change with a small but highly symbolic policy change, but the hope is that [decriminalization] could lead to a reduction in ...

In the middle of Zople's living room is a casket — the same one heartbroken fans carried outside the American Airlines Center after hearing about the Luka trade. "They shipped him in the night ...

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After the funeral Mass, pallbearers carried the coffin not through St. Peter’s Square but via the Perugino Door, steps from Casa Santa Marta — the pope’s Vatican residence throughout his 12- ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described his meeting with US President Donald Trump at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral as “very symbolic,” saying it holds ...

Following the sermon, a caravan began around the Plaza de Mayo as a “symbolic embrace” for Francis’ legacy, as well as a pilgrimage to impoverished areas of the city. “(Francis ...