In 1499, Pope Alexander VI wanted to define the ceremonial norms of the jubilee. He entrusted this task to the then-master of ...

As depicted in the new film, the papal selection process is charged with secretive gossip and politics behind the scenes ...

The Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley’s recent Winter Wonderland Walk & Santa Paws Pet Photos event raised more than ...

The new edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis replaces that of 1998, used for the past two papal funerals.

Jotaka Eaddy to keynote Claflin University's Fall 2024 Commencement Convocation, known for advocacy, leadership, and ...

After witnessing the funeral service for his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, in 2023, Francis asked the Vatican’s master of ceremonies, Monsignor Diego Ravelli, to review the papal ...

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego ...

The Vatican had to work out a funeral for the first retired pope in 600 years, and a few months later Francis revealed he was working with the Vatican’s master of liturgical ceremonies ...

Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style ... Diego Ravelli, the Vatican’s master of pontifical liturgical ceremonies, said in a statement. “And not of a powerful person of this world.” ...

After the funeral of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope asked that the protocols for papal funerals be revised to evoke ...

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a ...