Editor ’ s Note: On April 27, 2025, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, primary celebrant of the second day of mourning on the Pope ...

Ahead of Sunday's service, the young crowds pressed down the main boulevard through Rome towards the Vatican. Shouts of "viva ...

Some 900 people live within its ancient walls, from the pontiff himself to red-hatted cardinals, nuns, priests, diplomats, ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer ...

The 31-second clip shows Queen Elizabeth II, American basketball player Kobe Bryant and Argentine World Cup-winning ...

Approximately 250,000 people followed the mass from the square or nearby on giant screens. The rest lined the route of the ...

Pope Francis' funeral took place on Saturday (26 April) and the first photos of his headstone have been revealed. The Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...