In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier. But, under the new funeral structure, the pope will be laid directly into an open coffin, eliminating the use ...

With 200,000 people expected to attend the funeral, security has been ramped up at the Vatican in preparation. Sources have told our team there will be 4,000 police officers overseeing the ...

As if by providence, at the very moment our team was discussing this, Michelle O'Neill, first minister of Northern Ireland, wandered past. "Well that would be some legacy indeed from Pope Francis ...