After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21st, 2025, his body was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica. Today was the last opportunity for mourners to pay their respects, as the coffin ...

Thousands of mourners lined up outside for a chance to pay their last respects to Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88.

The historic church, which next year celebrates 100 years of worship, welcomed a packed sanctuary of congregants ... including St. Peter's Basilica inside the Vatican — and nearly 2,000 minor ...

The four major basilicas are all in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica ... A Catholic church must meet four conditions to be declared a basilica, including having a large enough sanctuary ...

The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an open coffin, was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica. Red-hatted ...

On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s ... Church. At 6 p.m. local time, while the litanies are being intoned, the faithful will walk through the naves of the basilica ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

through St. Peter's Square and into the adjacent basilica. Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass ... private process to select a new leader of the Catholic Church. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista ...

Watch Pope Leo XIV address crowds from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in his first appearance as the new Catholic leader ...

Pope Leo XIV will greet the crowd from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, leading a prayer to the Virgin Mary in his second official public ...