Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the leader known as "the People's Pope" had already broken with some traditions in the ways pontiffs are laid to rest.

Pope Francis’ funeral: More than 250,000 mourners attended a “simplified” service for Pope Francis at the Vatican today, remembering the “people’s pope” for his humanity and humility.

where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who was celebrated during the service as a champion of migrants and the poor. His funeral Mass was held on the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. 250,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square ...

The rite of the entombment began at 1 p.m. local time following the pope's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and a 4-mile procession through Rome. Hundreds of thousands of mourners ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, was laid to rest Saturday with a funeral service and procession that melded Catholic Church tradition with some of Francis' humble personal wishes.

The funeral of Pope Francis is currently taking ... Article continues below The service is being led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who will begin with ...

When the service is over, the coffin will be carried through the “door of death” to the left of the altar at St Peters, while a 10-ton funeral bell tolls. The presence of the overseas ...

The service is expected to last about two-and-a ... Image: Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will oversee the Pope's funeral ceremony. Pic: Reuters To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem.

Because while the main focus is on the funeral service, considerable attention is focused on potential diplomatic moves on the sidelines. As the US leader talks of being "very close" to a Russia ...

as Francis had requested a simpler funeral with a single wooden coffin rather than the elaborate three-coffin system used for previous pontiffs. Addressing the crowd during the service ...