The last pope to be buried outside the Vatican was Pope Leo XIII, who was entombed at Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran in ...

Pope Francis breaks centuries-old traditions, opting for a simple wooden coffin and no public viewing for his funeral.

Personal example is very important in any situation. In the case of religious leaders, this example should not be lacking.

Pope Francis, 87, has chosen to forgo the customary papal ceremonies in favor of more straightforward funeral customs. His ...

The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic ...

Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the ...

He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Vincenzo Randazzo wasn’t 100 percent sure how this stop was going to work out. It was June, and he was on a bus with 20-some college students winding along the rugged hillsides between Rome and Naples ...

Pope Francis has called on churches around the world to commemorate their “saints next door” starting next year. In a letter ...

I exhort particular Churches, starting from the upcoming 2025 Jubilee, to remember and honor these figures of holiness each ...

Peter’s Basilica, which all pilgrims aim to pass through at some point. This kicks off an entire year of Jubilee days for ...