Kochi: It was only a month since Pope Francis’ appointment as the head of the Roman Catholic Church when Jain Joseph first ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. The funeral of Pope Francis began today at 1:30 pm (IST ...

Around St. Peter’s ... his papacy, Francis was an outspoken advocate for the downtrodden. Shortly after he was elected in 2013 he said, “How I would like a church that is poor and for the ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30 ...

It is also located near the altar dedicated to St. Francis ... inside the crypt of the basilica, but it’s here,” said Valentina, one of the members of the faithful who visited the church.

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St ... of the Church's current 135 Cardinal Electors, who will be sealed inside the Sistine ...

Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Supported by By Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St ... Francis was held inside and outside the ...

When someone dies, mourners usually send food, make a phone call or visit relatives, the Rev. Kyle Sahd of St ... inside the church on Monday afternoon to pray for the soul of Pope Francis.

Once inside ... “a poor church for the poor.” He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi ...

April 24 (UPI) --Vatican authorities kept St ... a.m. Francis' body is due to lie-in-state through 7 p.m. Friday, after which Vatican camerlengo Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the church ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis ... Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday (April 21), at the age of 88, a day after surprising faithful in St. Peter ...