The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff. Crowds gather at ...

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of pope's predecessors ...

While many popes are buried under St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary ...

VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five ...

Pope Francis is visiting Rome’s main prison and keeping an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate. That's despite his continuing convalescence from a life-threateni ...

Pope Francis went to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pray. View on euronews ...

The pontiff’s participation in upcoming Easter ceremonies remains uncertain as he gradually returns to public activities.

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The Centro Storico is the absolute best place to stay if it’s your first visit to Rome. Here, you’ll be right in the thick of ...

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