The late pontiff's funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City following his death from a stroke on April 21 ...

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His funeral will take place in St Peter’s Square ... where he will lie in state until Friday in an open casket for public viewing. Francis’ last will and testament requested he be buried ...

the start of three days of public viewing ahead of the pontiff’s funeral. Throngs of ordinary faithful made their way slowly to the 16th-century basilica’s main altar, where Francis’ simple open ...

The body of Pope Francis lies in state at the chapel of Casa Santa Marta Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on ...

At a meeting on July 2, Moraitis said she specified to Tziotzis she wanted Helen’s body to be embalmed, and for there to be an open casket at the funeral. She also handed over black clothing and ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, the Vatican confirmed. On Wednesday, the first photos of the 88-year-old's body in an open casket were made public. He could be seen ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is currently lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral this weekend ... to social media with the casket and the Pope’s body in the ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) and released images of the pontiff lying in a simple wooden open casket in the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Video released by the Vatican on Tuesday (April 22) shows the open casket containing the body of Pope Francis, laid in a church as mourning rites continue. Francis' funeral will be held on ...