Sister Genevieve and Pope Francis first met in 2005 when she traveled from Rome to Buenos Aires for the burial of her aunt ... she approached the pontiff’s casket to say goodbye.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is currently lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral this weekend ... to social media with the casket and the Pope’s body in the ...

Pope Francis' casket was sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major.

Francis, who died Monday at 88, will remain in his simple, open casket at the basilica until his burial Saturday. Francis’ funeral service will be held at 4 a.m. EDT. The proceedings will begin ...

open-minded Catholic Church, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said in his funeral homily. There was applause as he hailed the pope's "conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its ...

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Former President Biden and former first lady Jill Biden are expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome on Saturday, a Biden spokesperson told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station ...

WASHINGTON — Funeral services have begun for Pope Francis ... Images released by the Vatican on Tuesday showed the pope in an open casket, his hands folded over a rosary. Over the coming days ...