VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

At Francis's funeral, prayers were recited in various languages, including Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic, ...

Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the ...

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Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...

Donald Trump has now paid his respects to Pope Francis I, having been seen standing at the foot of his coffin in St Peter's ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Donald Trump is expected to have a 'third-tier seat' at Pope Francis ' funeral mass despite being among the first to confirm ...

For bishops and archbishops, the liturgical clothes for a funeral include the alb, a white tunic held by a traditional cord ...