Mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...

The vice president broke a crucial rule while touring the historical Italian city and its magnificent Sistine Chapel ...

Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world. But within its boundaries can be found a staggering collection of ...

Approved the recommendation requesting the Mayor and Muscatine City Council designate May 4-10, 2025, as Drinking Water Week. The trustees also were presented with MPW'S 2024 Annual Report at the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

April 23, the patron saint’s day of Pope Francis, is a holiday at the Vatican and the pope usually celebrated it with acts of ...