POPE Francis’ coffin has been moved to St Peter’s Basilica for the faithful to mourn the death of the humble Pontiff. Tens of ...

Earth, sky, river: the security plan for Pope Francis' funeral, which will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica, is three-dimensional. The event demands it, ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

A St. Peter’s Basilica burial is papal tradition, but it’s expected that Pope Francis will be laid to rest elsewhere, in ...

AFTER twelve long years serving as the leader of 1.4billion Catholics around the world, Pope Francis’ final journey has now ...

Still, his death came as a shock after he appeared in St. Peter’s Square in an open-air ... he will be buried in St. Mary Major Basilica in a simple underground tomb. The basilica is home ...

Pope Francis has decreed his final resting place should be his favoured Basilica of Saint Mary Major, which is outside of ...

Per the custom, Pope Francis’s predecessor, Benedict XVI, was buried in the Vatican Grottoes, a network of underground chambers below St. Peter’s Basilica where nearly 100 popes are buried.

The late pontiff’s body will lie in state for public viewing from Wednesday, followed by a funeral on Saturday.