Francis had choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican's rites and rituals last year.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is heading Pope Francis’ funeral in front of a massive crowd in St Peter’s Square. Re, 91, was appointed the dean of the College of Cardinals in 2020 and given a ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the ...

Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...