Vatican News - Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, after some 250,000 mourners had paid their respects. On the eve of Pope Francis’ funeral Mass ...

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica. In keeping with Francis' image as ...

I hadn’t picked up my press badge yet, and had read my colleagues’ stories about people waiting for hours to pass before Pope Francis’ coffin. Once I joined the flow of the faithful ...

The late pope's open wooden coffin was carried by pallbearers the 500 metres (yards) from the Casa Santa Marta where he lived and died, behind a procession of red-robed cardinals. Advisory Alert ...

Pope Francis's open coffin began its procession to Saint Peter's Basilica on Wednesday, accompanied by dozens of red-robed cardinals and Swiss Guards. To the ringing of St Peter's bells ...

Francis, who suffered a stroke that led to heart failure, personally revised the papal funeral rites last year, eliminating several traditional elements including the three-coffin burial system ...

Francis’ coffin was laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space in front of the main tomb of St. Peter, the first pope. Cardinals in the basilica approached to view the coffin in pairs ...

From there, the procession entered St. Peter's Square, then the basilica, where he lay in state for three days.During this time, Francis was in a wooden coffin — another change he made from a ...

There was no silent reflection for what, ultimately, were just a few brief moments in front of the open coffin - a ritual steeped in hundreds of years of history. When crowds arrived before the ...