Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St Peter’s under tight security ahead of the funeral. Read more ...

Boston Archbishop Richard Henning flew to Rome on Thursday, along with many others, to attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.

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From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...

Tens of thousands of people planned to be at the Vatican this week for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial ...

More than 61,000 people have visited the basilica so far to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who died April 21.

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

The second general congregation of cardinals saw attendance nearly double to 103 prelates as they finalize preparations for ...

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

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

As people the world over mourn the passing of Pope Francis and visit the Holy See to pay homage, here’s what to know about ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church released the first image of Francis’ tomb.