Pope Francis' final journey concluded with a deeply emotional burial ceremony at Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore, the basilica he loved most. In a solemn 30-minute ritual, cardinals sealed his wooden and ...

A look at the centuries-old tradition of burying popes in three coffins — and why Pope Francis decided to simplify his own ...

Pope Francis’ had been lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica since Wednesday. His wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, ...

After an estimated 250,000 people had passed by the body of Pope Francis, lying in an open casket in front of the main altar ...

This zinc seal was made by carving the inscription into a piece of wax and then making a plaster mold into which the zinc was poured. The end product is a bit larger than the original and not quite as ...

Earlier this week, following Pope Francis' death, the pontiff's apartment was sealed with red ribbon and wax, as per ...

The details surrounding the late Pope Francis' funeral have been revealed, following his death at the age of 88.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin beginning at 8 p.m. Rome time on ...

Cardianal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrel seals the zinc cover of the casket containing the body of late Pope Francis in St.