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

Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores of ...

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

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

The Marian basilica, where the Pontiff used to pray to the Virgin before his trips and where he will be buried, has become a ...

The April 26 funeral is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, as well as world leaders. Read more at ...

Pope Francis's open coffin was transferred Wednesday to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands ...

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

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 ...

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 passing of Pope Francis came as a shock to the world, one that will have an impact on various aspects of everyday life ...