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Pope Francis has simplified papal funeral rituals to better reflect the head of the Catholic Church's status as a humble pastor rather than "person of power", the Vatican said Wednesday.

While popes often tinker with the rules regulating the conclave that will elect their successor, a revision of the papal funeral rites became seemingly necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican ...

a revision of the papal funeral rites became seemingly necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31, 2022. The Vatican had to work out a funeral for the first retired pope in 600 ...

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Pope Approves New Papal Funeral Rites to Simplify Ritual, Allow for Burial Outside the Vatican ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying ...