St. Peter and his lucky right foot. | Pascal Deloche/Stone/Getty Images. A bronze statue of St. Peter, possibly cast as long ago as the 5th century CE, has seen a lot of love: It's tradition for ...

Priests walks inside St. Peter's Basilica during an ordination Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV in at the Vatican as part of ...

Photos: Cheering crowds in St. Peter’s Square greet arrival of new pope Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary, was elected the first American pope by the Catholic Church.

From nuns in black-and-white habits to suited dignitaries and ordinary faithful in baseball caps, a multitude gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

Before he stepped out of the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013 as Pope Francis in tribute to the saint of Assisi, the late pontiff was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool ...

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.