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

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 ...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...

Rome is in mourning as the world says goodbye to Pope Francis, a transformative leader and spiritual guide to more than a ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

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Throngs of ordinary faithful made their way slowly to the 16th-century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple wooden ...

CNN By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis' coffin has entered St. Peter's Basilica where it will lie in state for the public for three days.

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.