People queue to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, as seen from Rome, Italy, on April 24. [REUTERS/YONHAP] So many mourners lined up to see ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...

The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his express wish and devotion to the Vi ...

The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the ...

As the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled, signaling the election of a new pope, American Catholics gathered in Rome ...

The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

The two are passing through Rome on vacation and will continue to southern Italy. But they are practicing Catholics and were ...

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

When he stepped onto the balcony shortly afterwards as Leo XIV, he greeted the more than 100,000 people waiting below with ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...