Every Catholic is entitled to a place and a record … a place for family and loved ones to come and pray for the deceased and ...

Despite its enormous significance, skipping a funeral Mass and instead opting for a graveside service or ‘celebration of life ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...

Pope Francis was the 266th pope and oversaw several changes to the papal funeral process. The funeral of Pope Francis will be different from those of his predecessors. The pope changed the funeral ...

The Conclave is composed of a maximum of 120 cardinals under 80 years old and will begin within a maximum of two weeks. Benedict XVI, in the Apostolic Letter "Normas nonnullas," established with ...