Attending my father-in-law's memorial encouraged my husband and I to speak about our what we might want for our own funerals ...

Under Bernini’s wide colonnade, a simple wooden coffin lay, almost shy against the grand marble ... As I watched the funeral, I wondered if the message would be clear to leaders in places ...

"He pursued his vision of a Catholic Church that is open, compassionate, and does not shy away from the challenges the world faces," he added. Following the funeral, Tánaiste Simon Harris issued ...

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.

Benedict was a conservative who held tradition dear within the church and took less interest in secular and political matters, preferring to shy away ... as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis ...

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 in St. Peter's Square. He passed away on April 21 due to complications from a stroke. Over 130 foreign delegations, including 50 heads of state ...

Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. ET. Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time ...

The funeral of the 266th pope to lead the Roman ... He denounced climate change and was not shy about chastising governments or even individual leaders for what he viewed as a lack of a moral ...

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 ...