VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican opened St. Peter's Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss ...

Pope Francis's body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral expected to bring U.S. President Donald Trump and dozens of ...

VATICAN CITY >> Thousands of people poured into St. Peter’s Basilica today to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

Tbells of Rome tolled on Easter Monday, 2025, as news spread of Pope Francis' death at 88, marking the end of a ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

Pope Leo XIV will appear in public again this Sunday in St Peter's Square. From the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the first ...

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