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

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

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

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 ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

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 ...

We had mentioned to our parish priest that we planned to visit Italy during our honeymoon and hoped to see the Pope during ...

Donald Trump and the UN chief among guests to attend funeral ceremonies for the Catholic Church’s late pontiff.