Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

Leaders from around the world will be in attendance, including Vice President JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.

Tired, the pope did not come at first to St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday ... though the exact arrangements depended on his health and the weather, the Vatican said. Under a cloudy sky ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead ...

(AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto) After last Sunday’s worship, the altar table and Easter lilies were moved to make room for seven acupuncture chairs, arranged in a circle facing the central cross.

Royal watchers were left perplexed by Prince William and the UK's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's seating arrangements during ... s coffin be placed before the altar in St Peter's Basilica ...

Here’s what we know about the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of a heart attack and stroke on Easter Monday ... Francis’ coffin has been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space ...

Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica's main altar where Francis' open ... He last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through ...