Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the ...

The body of Francis will lie in state inside St Peter’s Basilica from Wednesday until his funeral on Saturday morning.

Right-wing Hindu groups keep denying tribal Christians a place to bury their dead. When Ramesh Baghel’s father, Subhash, died in early January, Baghel wanted to bury him next to his grandfather ...

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa ...