The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted ... people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay ...

The new rules also allow for a pope to be buried in a church other than St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis has asked to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church dear to him and one he ...

Pope Francis ... St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, turned their position into an instrument of power, ruling everywhere and for everyone, in their own domain, over what needed to be done in the ...