“Exeunt Omnes,” cried the Papal master of ceremonies, and all but the Cardinals departed. The Pope then offered up a prayer, after which he recited the Latin formula proposing Mgr. Aurelio ...

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 ...

The pope doesn't want a fancy funeral, either. In fact, he's asked the master of ceremonies to radically simplify the traditional liturgy for a papal funeral. "With dignity, but like any Christian ...

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