Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican
Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the ...
Pope Francis, Avoiding Pomp, Asks to Be Buried in Simple Wooden Casket
In a new formal rite published on Wednesday, the Vatican said Francis will forego a centuries-old practice of burying the ...
Pope Francis refuses glitzy burial — opts for wooden casket as he simplifies papal funeral rites
The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic ...
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Pope asks to be buried in simple wooden casket
The pope will also not be put on display atop a raised platform after he departs; visitors will still be welcome to pay their ...
Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket outside Vatican
He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...
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Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican
When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three ...
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Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket
VATICAN CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple wooden casket will suffice when the ...
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Pope Francis refuses glitzy burial — opts for wooden casket as he simplifies papal funeral rites
When he dies, Francis will now be immediately placed in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, rather than the three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Prior tradition laid the ...