T here is a lot about the Catholic religion that includes rituals and traditions that are hundreds of years old. Naturally, the same goes for what happens to the pope's body when he dies and how ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...

The death on Monday of Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, set in motion an elaborate and highly orchestrated series of ancient rituals to prepare his body ...

As Pope Francis' funeral nears, fascination with papacy's rituals take center stage For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...