The funeral service is nearing its end, and the atmosphere at the front of the crowd at the Vatican has turned deeply somber. Some mourners are kneeling on the cobblestones in silent prayer ...

Matt Laffey, of Reddington Road in Shantalla, Galway City, passed away on March 13. With no relatives coming forward, his funeral arrangements were delayed pending the approval of the coroner.

From the moment it began, Pope Francis’s funeral Mass was, fittingly, as somber as any other — even if the near-400-year-old venue itself was unrivalled. But before prayers started to echo ...

Crowds on the edge of St. Peter’s Square watched the funeral mostly in silence, breaking it only to sing and follow along with prayers, and to applaud when they saw Francis’ coffin.

The General Intercessions, or the Universal Prayers, were delivered in different languages, including Portuguese, Chinese and German, at Pope Francis' funeral Mass.

Community members and churchgoers gathered at the Resurrection Catholic Church in Boyle Heights on Friday night to honor the life of Pope Francis. KTLA's Sara Welch reports on April 25, 2025 ...

"The service opened with the hymn ‘Make Me a Channel of Your Peace', a favourite of Pope Francis, setting the tone for an evening of prayer ... Papal Altar until his funeral Saturday.

Sunday, May 4, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Papal ChapelThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, protodeacon ...

Pope Francis' funeral mass began with the Prayer of the Faithful, delivered by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. In a significant departure from past papal funerals, the prayer was recited in six ...

Monarchs and presidents, cardinals and sisters, Jubilee pilgrims and tourists filled the square for the funeral of the charismatic ... papacy April 25 during a prayer service in St. Peter's ...

Members of the clergy attend the funeral of Pope Francis.Credit ... smartphones raised alongside prayer cards. Hundreds of clergy in flowing vestments moved like a river of colour through the ...