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Image Credit: AFP VATICAN CITY: 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 ...

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.

Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style has become a trademark of his papacy. New rules for papal burials are another step to seal it into his legacy. By Emma Bubola ...

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 ...

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. Deceased ...

Pope Francis has opted to be buried in a wooden casket when he is laid to rest – amending a centuries-old tradition of a decorated send off as he works to simplify papal customs. The 87-year-old ...

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 ...

While popes frequently change the rules governing the conclave that elects their successor, a reform of papal burial procedures became necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on December 31, ...