Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

According to a report by European Catholics in English, the three separate coffins used to bury the Pope are symbolic. The first coffin made of cypress wood; an evergreen tree symbolises eternal life.

The death of Pope Francis will end a very old tradition the Roman church had followed for centuries: burying the pope in three coffins, just like those Russian nesting dolls, one doll ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, ...

Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) as it is transported from the chapel of ...

President Trump lashed out yesterday at President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after he rejected a U.S. plan to end the war ...

A large crowd broke into applause as the body of Pope Francis was carried across St Peter’s Square in a solemn procession on ...

As the night fell on Rome, a long line of mourners — children, nuns, tourists and others — still waited outside the ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

The pontiff died aged 88 on Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, bringing to an end his 12 years as the ...

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