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Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis after his death last month. The Mass comes before the private ...

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 ...

Pope Francis’s funeral procession will depart from St. Peter’s Basilica, the epicenter of Catholicism, and head toward the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of Rome’s most important Marian ...

The funeral will take place on Saturday, 26 April, at St. Peter’s Basilica. Thousands of Catholic pilgrims have already begun gathering at the iconic site, while a host of global dignitaries—including ...

The Vatican said more than 90,000 people had paid their respects by Thursday evening, a day and a half after opening Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here.

VATICAN CITY — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...