With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff. Crowds gather at ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those ...

ROME, Italy - The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven ...

The Vatican says the canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope ...

Close to the most poorest and to migrants, Pope Francis reconciled a segment of the Italian left with the papacy, while ...

The death of a pope and the election of a new pontiff are steeped in age-old customs. Take note of these important events—and ...

Thousands of people gathered on Thursday (Apr 24) for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes, ...

Huge crowds were expected at St Peter's Basilica on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public ...

Italian authorities have put in place unprecedented security measures in Rome to manage the massive influx of believers and ...