After the funeral, his coffin will be taken to Santa Maria Maggiore for burial. A conclave, which will elect the new pope, will start between May 5 and May 10.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

World leaders and Catholic officials will pay their respects to Pope Francis a last time on Saturday morning, when his funeral Mass will be held in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The funeral ...

More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike that ended Friday, the eve of his state funeral in St ...

Former President Joe Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, will attend Pope Francis‘s funeral this weekend in Rome. “President Biden and Dr. Biden will attend Pope Francis’s ...

According to a source close to the Sangodele family who spoke with SaharaReporters on Thursday, Tinubu deliberately avoided the burial ceremony to prevent raising suspicions about his factual ...

The family of revered nationalist, elder statesman, and leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, Chief Samuel Ayodele Adebanjo, has announced his funeral arrangements following his ...

TV networks and media are preparing for the funeral of Pope Francis, a humble yet forceful pontiff who died on April 21 and leaves behind a legacy of inclusion and activism. Funeral ceremonies ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old, is due to be laid to rest in the days ahead following a Saturday funeral service sure to draw leaders from around the world. The death of the head of ...

Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis’s funeral at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican says the ceremony will begin at 10 a ...

Mourners will have one final day to view the body of Pope Francis before a funeral Saturday, April 26 will be held in the middle of Vatican City to honor the leader of the Catholic church.