Following Pope Francis's death, a series of rituals occur, including sealing his coffin and a public Mass. Additionally, he ...

Pope Francis wished to be buried in a "simple" tomb at Rome's Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, bearing only the ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will follow many traditions, but also skip some customs after the pope amended the Catholic ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis wrote about his wishes and plans for his own funeral in his memoir Hope: The Autobiography, which was published in January 2025. He specified which church he wished to be buried in and ...

White dwarfs, sometimes known as dead stars since they are no longer producing energy, can get the needed mass from another main sequence star, or another white dwarf. In either case, this occurs ...

A mum was found dead on Christmas Day by her family after failing to show up for a planned lunch. Julie Jeanette Courage, 58, was found at her home in Falmouth on December 25, 2023. The mother-of ...

The figures, carved into the wall of a tomb, are believed to be a funerary relief depicting a ... holding these plants and what appears to be a papyrus roll.” Ceres, the Roman goddess of ...

whose “The Hero With a Thousand Faces” inspired both the Grateful Dead and “Star Wars.” His early book “To a Dancing God” (1970) described his rejection of the conservative ...

She finds it difficult to trust people, is afraid of bumping into Zissler and felt she would be better off dead. She went into a downward spiral, mixed with the wrong crowd and took drugs.