The Vatican has announced ... just outside Rome. On Saturday, April 26, there will be a day of thematic events throughout Rome, called “Dialogues with the City.” One of the culminating moments ...

Argentinian Francis - who died aged 88 hours after celebrating Easter Sunday before Vatican crowds - left a map laying out the ... s Square in Vatican City in Rome, with the service scheduled ...

The Vatican also owns and runs three papal basilicas in Rome that are outside the Vatican City but owned and run ... cities that do not yet exist on the maps: cities where no human being is ...

In his final testament, Pope Francis said he wanted to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in a 'simple' ...

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a ...

At the end of the funeral, a procession will see the pope's coffin being taken from the enclave and through central Rome to ...

The world's smallest country: You’ll be shocked to know that Vatican City is a mere 44 hectares, but it has colossal worldwide influence. A part of Rome, it even has its currency, flag ...

The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...

In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis, here's what to ...

visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. Rome’s key tourist sites within the Vatican - the heart of the Catholic Church - will now be absorbed by mourning and ...

On Monday, those faithful came back to the Vatican City to pay their respects as a period of mourning starts. Photographer Federica Valabrega walked the streets of Rome and Vatican City ...