While excavating the ancient fishing village of Áspero in western Peru, archaeologists uncovered a grave from the Caral ...

Pope Francis is set to break with centuries of tradition by opting for a single, zinc-lined wooden coffin for his burial, foregoing the elaborate three-coffin system. This decision reflects his ...

Vatican Media released the photos of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) that was initially kept private. "At 1:00 pm the ...

The funeral, attended by over 250,000 people, preceded Francis's burial at St. VATICAN CITY: Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ...

After the funeral, his coffin will be taken to Santa Maria Maggiore for burial. A conclave, which will elect the new pope, will start between May 5 and May 10.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

With the burial, the Catholic Church begins nine days of official mourning, known as the “novemdiales”. The date of the conclave to elect a new pope has not yet been announced. In the conclave ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the burial of an elite woman with remarkable grave goods, including decorative crafts made from a toucan's beak and macaw feathers. The woman lived sometime ...