Following the mass, a funeral procession was to carry Francis’ coffin through Rome to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for the first papal burial outside the Vatican since 1903. The previous ...

Pope Francis is set to break with centuries of tradition by opting for a single, zinc-lined wooden coffin for his burial, foregoing the elaborate three-coffin system. This decision reflects his ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter ...

This photo taken and handout on April 25, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the Velatio before to seal the coffin of Pope Francis on the eve of his funeral at The Vatican.(AFP ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening after more than 250,000 people paid their final respects to the late pope over three ...

In a solemn ceremony held Friday evening inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the coffin of Pope Francis was officially sealed, marking the final rites before his funeral Mass began on Saturday morning.

The coffin of Pope Francis arrived on Saturday at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial, following his funeral at the Vatican. AFP reports that the Pope’s coffin left the ...

Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed prior to his funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media / VM ) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican April 25, 2025 Pope Francis ...

Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening. The three-day viewing period ended at around 7 pm, signalled by a changing of the ...

VATICAN CITY — The coffin of Pope Francis arrived on Saturday at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial, following his funeral at the Vatican. Tens of thousands of people lined ...

In a solemn ceremony on Friday evening inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the coffin of Pope Francis was officially sealed, marking the final rites before his funeral Mass, which began on Saturday ...