Francis chose the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place and will become the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's.
Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, is to be buri...
Maximum security in Rome for Pope Francis funeral.
The funeral procession of Pope Francis will weave its way through the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday morning, as Rome bids a final farewell to its late bish...
World leaders to be seated according to Vatican protocols and the French alphabet.
The dozens of world leaders and heads of state attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday morning will be seated according to str...
Pope's funeral procession will be held at walking pace through the streets of Rome.
The funeral of Pope Francis will be held in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Saturday 26 April at 10.00, after three days of lying i...
Queues around the clock as mourners flock to St Peter's.
The Vatican kept the doors of St Peter's Basilica open all night on Wednesday to cope with the huge crowds of mourners lining up to see Pope Francis lying in stat...
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The faithful will be able to pay their final respects to Pope Francis whose body will lie in state in St Peter's Basilica from Wednesday until Friday, the Vatican said....
Pope Francis's body to lie in state in St Peter's from Wednesday.
The funeral of Pope Francis who died on Monday aged 88 will take place in St Peter's on Saturday 26 April at 10.00, the Vatican has confirmed.
The fu...
In his will, Pope Francis asked for simple tomb.
The Vatican on Tuesday morning released photographs of Pope Francis laid out in state in the Casa Marta chapel following his death on Monday at the age of 88.
The move...
Cardinal Farrell is acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected.
Who is running the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis and what is the role of a camerlengo?
These are questions that many people beg...
Vatican releases Pope Francis' death certificate.
Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible cardiovascular arrest, falling into a coma before he died, according to his death certificate released by the Vat...
Pope Francis died at Vatican aged 88.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella led tributes to Pope Francis who died at the Vatican on 21 April, Easter Monday, at the age of 88.
"The death of Pope Francis arouses pain and...
Francis' pontificate was marked by milestone reforms and papal firsts.
Pope Francis, who died in the Vatican on 21 April aged 88, served as pontiff for just over 12 years.
The Argentine pontiff had been recovering fr...
Pontiff served 12 years at helm of Catholic Church.
Pope Francis died in the Vatican on 21 April, Easter Monday, aged 88.
The news was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo.
"At 7:35 this mor...
English-language church services in Rome for Holy Week and Easter 2025.
All Saints’ Anglican Church, Via del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.13 April. Palm Sunday 10.30.17 April. Maundy Thursday Eucharist. 19.00.18 April...
Way of the Cross at the Colosseum in 2025.
The annual Via Crucis or Way of the Cross ceremony will take place at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, 18 April, at 21.15.
The torchlit procession - which dates to the...
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