More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Three days of public viewing begin before the pontiff’s funeral on Saturday. Pope Francis’s coffin has been taken to Saint ...

Easter at the Vatican traditionally involves a Mass and the pope’s Urbi et Orbi blessing (Latin for “to the city and the ...

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 ...