The pope’s burial site, at his request, is the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. He joins ...

Pope Francis has only appeared in public a handful of times since returning to the Vatican on March 23 after a 38-day ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be attended by more than 150 delegations, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, is being laid to rest in a service he ...

"Yesterday, when we were at mass with 100,000 people and the pope came out to give his blessing to the world, you could just see how frail he was." ...

Easter at the Vatican traditionally ... Orbi blessing (Latin for “to the city and the world”), a speech delivered from the loggia over the basilica entrance which is usually a roundup of ...

The pope’s schedule often included time for visiting prisons, hosting audiences in St. Peter’s Square and blessing newlywed ...

She and her family are in Vatican City and attended mass on Sunday ... said.The pontiff appeared on the balcony over the basilica entrance and gave a blessing. Tuthill said the audience was ...