Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

Joanne M. Pierce is a professor emerita of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross. The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015, Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s funeral on Saturday. After a short procession to the basilica from his ...

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to new ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. His funeral will be held on Saturday, and, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place over the ...