For the first time in history, a local voice – that of Cardinal Sebastian Francis – will echo within the Sistine Chapel as ...

For bishops and archbishops, the liturgical clothes for a funeral include the alb, a white tunic held by a traditional cord ...

Late pontiff consoled civil war victims, stressed reconciliation, and called for justice for Easter Sunday bombings ...

Half an hour later, at 09:00 local time, patriarchs from the Orthodox church and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel ... look cream rather than white. Priests wear simpler garments ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South ...

The Vatican laid out a plan for Pope Francis' funeral and the period of mourning following the pontiff's death. The funeral is expected to attract massive crowds ...

At the end of the service, valedictory rite and final commendation, where the Pope is formally entrusted to God, will take ...

The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic Church’s most senior priests – and Johor-born Datuk Seri Sebastian Francis (pic) is one of the 135 electors. These 135 cardinals ...

The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.