The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first ...

The Vatican said more than 90,000 people had bid farewell to the pontiff by Thursday evening at the basilica, which will stay ...

Among the first in line were pilgrims from Portugal and El Salvador who live in Milan, Italy, and people from Spain.

Tens of thousands of mourners continue to wait hours in line to pay their respects and get a glimpse of Francis.

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

Crowds on Wednesday stretched down the main boulevard leading through Rome into the Vatican. People were entering St. Peter's through a special holy door, open during Jubilee years, which normally ...

Heads of state are expected for Francis’ funeral, but the three days of public viewing in the basilica allow ordinary ...

Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and he demonstrated his love for them throughout his ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History's first Latin American pontiff ...

VATICAN CITY (TNND) — Heads of state and royalty will begin arriving in Rome on Friday for the funeral ... where they will pass through the Holy Door, visit Pope Francis' tomb, and then gather ...