They showed him in a wooden casket, in red vestments and his bishop's miter, with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived.

There is a decree issued by Pope Paul V in 1613 stating the importance of wearing this scapular: "It is permitted to preach that the Blessed Virgin will help by her continued assistance and her ...

King St. Stephen, Blessed Queen Gisela, and their son, Crown Prince St. Emeric, model the great things that a family can ...

The body of Francis, treated and dressed in papal vestments and his head covered with a white bishop’s miter, is expected to lie in state inside his coffin at St. Peter’s Basilica a few days ...

Meanwhile, Francis will be clad in his funeral garments. “Usually, for a funeral, vestments can be white or black or even purple,” Collins said. “In the case of a pope, the deceased pope ...

The new pope then dons his new papal vestments – tailors keep large, medium and small sizes ready – and sits on a throne in the Sistine Chapel to receive the other cardinals who file up to pay ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.

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Pope Francis’ death has set off a centuries-old orchestrated series of events to honor his life and legacy, though the funeral for the 266th bishop of Rome will likely differ drastically from ...

Pope Francis died Monday, ending a nearly 12-year papacy that began following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

The late pope is then dressed in a simple white cassock and red vestments before being placed in a plain wooden coffin. The coffin will be carried in procession to St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Vatican publishes death certificate, pontiff’s request to be buried at Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome. A man holds a copy of a special edition of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano ...