He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the date of two saints to be canonized in 2025, including the first millennial saint.

Francis earlier revealed that he decided he would be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, not in the grottoes ...

Pope Francis has revised the papal funeral rites, simplifying the rituals to reflect his role as a mere bishop. The changes ...

The Vatican had to work out a funeral for a retired pope, and a few months later Francis revealed he was working with the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late ...

The Vatican had to work out a funeral for a retired pope, and a few months later Francis revealed he was working with the ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Since his 2013 election, Francis has eschewed the pomp often associated with the papacy to emphasize his role as the bishop ...

Pope Francis has made significant changes to the funeral rites that will be observed upon his death, streamlining the rituals ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonization dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular ...