To its left, facing St Peter’s, will sit the red-robed cardinals. To the right, official delegations from around the world, seated in alphabetical order. Pope Francis’ funeral: What to expect History ...

Foreign dignitaries will be seated in a large block to one side of Francis’s coffin, while archbishops, bishops, patriarchs and cardinals – the red-robed “princes of the Church” – will ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Saturday before he is buried at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome. Here is the official program of the ...

As US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, other world leaders and red-robed cardinals sat near Francis's coffin during the mass, large screens broadcast the ...

It is because he is the figure of immense spiritual significance. The Pope is robed in white and commands reverence through his presence alone. With the passing of Pope Francis, the world has now ...

“The Wizard of Oz” is a show everyone should see. Now they can. Thanks to the Macomb Ballet Company’s (MBC) presentation of the timeless tale appearing this weekend (April 25-27) at the ...

The Vatican has announced nine days of mourning for Pope Francis to begin following his funeral on Saturday. Almost 20,000 people have already paid their last respects to the late pontiff as he ...

[VATICAN CITY] Pope Francis’s open coffin began its procession to Saint Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday (Apr 23), accompanied by dozens of red-robed cardinals and Swiss Guards. To the ringing of St ...

Accompanied by a procession including red-robed cardinals, his simple wood coffin will enter through the central door of the basilica before being placed before the Altar of the Confession.

The late pope’s open wooden coffin was carried by pallbearers the 500 metres (yards) from the Casa Santa Marta where he lived and died, behind a procession of red-robed cardinals, according to AFP.

Bells from the basilica rang out as Pope Francis's open coffin was carried in procession past packed crowds in St Peter's Square, accompanied by red-robed cardinals and the Vatican's Swiss Guards.

Even as the more than 1.4 billion Roman Catholics around the world continue to mourn Pope Francis, speculation is building as to who among the 135 red-robed cardinals eligible to vote will succeed him ...