From royalty to prominent world leaders, thousands of people to gather in the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis.

Here is a timeline of what happened in the lead-up and during the funeral: – 8.30am Archbishops and bishops assembled in the ...

Pope Francis, 88, was laid to rest in a simple ceremony in Rome, breaking centuries-old tradition. World leaders and ...

The Patriarchs and Cardinals, who will be in the Chapel of St. Sebastian ... the Church's faith in the Risen Christ. The renewed rite highlights even more that the funeral of the Roman Pontiff ...

At 8pm local time, Pope Francis’s coffin will be closed in the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin at St Peter’s Basilica. The ...

Archaeologist Adam Wightman says while there is no "definitive evidence" the building was a church ... St Albans, Hertfordshire, and Lincoln. But Colchester is home to some of the best Roman ...

Archbishops and bishops assembled in the Constantine ... Rome to St Mary Major where he was to be buried (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP) Upon arrival at the steps of the church, the coffin ...

Archbishops and bishops assembled in the Constantine Wing, a corridor adjacent to St Peter’s Basilica ... at the Pope’s coffin inside the church before gathering in the square ahead of ...

Archbishops and bishops will start gathering at 08:30 local time in the Constantine Wing, a corridor adjacent to St Peter ... Orthodox Church and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian ...