Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ceremony and burial that accompany the passing of a pontiff. But although the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Francis has said he wants to be buried not in St. Peter’s Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes are ...

(RNS) — As a Jew reading about Pope Francis’ funeral wishes, the precedent set by Rabban Gamliel immediately came to mind. These two religious leaders, centuries apart, broke with traditions around ...

Most of what happened around the death and subsequent funeral services for Pope Francis had a traditional ring to them. Obviously, when the pope dies in Rome, tradition has much to say about how ...

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct the first name of Frederic Baumgartner. A cloaked and timeless figure with a regal authority spanning centuries, the pope is a global ...

(RNS) — During his life, Pope Francis was known for his care for the poor, the vulnerable and those at the margins of his global flock. In line with this commitment, he was also known for living a ...