The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said.

The couple, who married in June of 2024, had their marriage blessed by Pope Francis just before he entered the hospital ...

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

AP’s Italy team and others from the around the globe showed the power of preparation to cover the breaking news and immediate ...

With betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing ...

Prince William will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday after his father, King Charles III, gave a heartfelt ...

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday Morning" looks at the legacy of the man who inspired the faithful with his ...

Pope Francis' coffin was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, April 26, ahead of his funeral at St. Peter's ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...

Maria Pia Caruso travelled to Rome from her hometown in northern Italy after she learned Pope Francis had died at age 88, to ...

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

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...