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 ...

Pope Francis has announced that he will forgo the traditional, elaborate burial rites of his predecessors in a decision that may modernize the Catholic Church. When the time comes, the 87-year-old ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, Avoiding Pomp, Asks to Be Buried in Simple Wooden Casket By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A suspect accused of spray-painting homes in Orange denies the allegations, and his attorney has called for the village’s mayor to apologize for a rush to judgment.

Two environmental activists have been charged over the spraying of orange paint powder at the Stonehenge monuments in southwest England in June.

Video showed the orange spray paint covering nearby plants and dripping into the River Thames below the wall. "Trump's win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere," the group said in ...

That might be literally true. When buried in the cemetery two years ago, Jake Miller was placed directly into the ground with no casket and no preservatives – just a wicker basket and a shroud.

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A container that it is claimed once held a relic of St Thomas Becket is to go on display at a cathedral. The enamelled reliquary of the saint will go on display for two days from 15 November at ...

North Carolinians who survived Hurricane Helene are still suffering from the aftermath two months later. Some remain without ...

Soon after the spray attack at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the group Just Stop Oil took responsibility and released video showing a man it identified as Naidu blast a fog of orange from a fire ...