World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was tradition.

Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.

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Pope Francis was not just any pontiff for the citizens of Rome, which he adopted as his home since being elected in 2013 - ...