It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he first appeared in ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes (the underground crypt where many popes are buried), currently houses the remains of approximately 91 popes of Rome. This number, which is ...

Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: cardinals get ready to cast their vote for the next popeLive from St Peter's Square in Rome: cardinals get ready to cast their vote for the next pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window overlooking St. Peter’s ...

attended the funeral service of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, alongside dignitaries and Cardinal Arinze Obi expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, whom he ...

Americans in St. Peter's Square were stunned and joyous when ... "an extraordinary influx of over 150,000 people" came from elsewhere in Rome to fill the square, police said in a statement." ...

Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica ... family from Calabria was in Rome on an Easter vacation ...

After a brief procession, the body of Pope Francis, who died Monday, lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica. Pilgrims, students and the faithful from Rome and across the globe came to pay their ...

Francis, dressed in bishop’s robes, was holding a rosary, symbolizing that the pope is first and foremost the bishop of Rome. Eventually the coffin was carried into St. Peter's Square coming ...

Credit: X | PeterObi Sharing photos Obi wrote, “Today, I joined Francis Cardinal Arinze, global dignitaries, and thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, to pay my final respects ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. The funeral of Pope Francis began today at 1:30 pm (IST ...