VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

After a religious service, the faithful and the general public will be allowed to visit the late pontiff until 7pm on Friday, ...

As he glided around St Peter's Square in his popemobile on Sunday, the fact he was 88 and had just spent several weeks in hospital somehow seemed a distant memory. Then everything changed.

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Pope Francis's open coffin was transferred Wednesday to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of people gathering to pay their respects to the leader of the world's ...

For hours people have been lined up waiting to get into St. Peter’s Basilica to view the pope’s body, to pray, and to say their final goodbyes. The casket is not ...

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

These college students have seen the “Francis effect” spread beyond their own lives and college campuses. When interacting ...