Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...

The document was then sealed and placed beside Pope Francis' mortal remains before the coffin was closed. More about Pope Francis’ death and funeral: The pontiff, who led the Catholic Church for ...

Pope Francis’s wooden coffin, in which the Argentinian pontiff lies wearing a red chasuble, white mitre and black shoes, ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis's open coffin, as world leaders ...

The coffin of Pope Francis has been closed and sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter's Basilica which was attended by ...

About 250,000 people paid respects to Pope Francis during the three days his coffin lay in St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican ...