News

Behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica
NBC News gained behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica as thousands of people waited in hours-long lines to pay ...
Under a basilica’s splendor, thousands gather for a final glimpse of a pope who led a simple life
Thousands of Catholic pilgrims streamed inside St. Peter’s Basilica to glimpse the body of Pope Francis on the first of three ...
Incense, bells and Swiss Guards: The procession bringing Pope Francis to lie in state
Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...
Religion News Service8h
Faithful line up at St. Peter's Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis
The sounds of bells and prayerful chants echoed throughout Vatican City as Francis’ body was carried in a simple wooden ...
Catholic News Agency10h
PHOTOS: Pope Francis is brought to St. Peter’s Basilica
The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...
Clarissa Ward goes inside the basilica where Pope Francis lies in state
Long lines stretch across the Vatican as thousands of mourners await their turn to pay respects to Pope Francis, whose body ...
Mourners line up in St. Peter's Basilica to pay respects to Pope Francis: See photos
Tens of thousands of mourners filtered into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope ...
Pope Will Lie in State for Three Days Before Funeral on Saturday
President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...
Pope Francis’s funeral: who is attending and how it will be marked in Ireland
The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis’s funeral will take place at 10am local time (9am Irish time) on Saturday, in St Peter’s Square. The funeral will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...