The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead ...

Vatican City — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his ...

and it celebrates Jesus’ rising from the dead three days after Christians believe that he was put to death. In the Catholic and Orthodox calendars, Easter Monday is known as the Monday of the ...

Heads of state are expected for Francis' funeral, but the three days of public viewing in the ... Asked if the next pope could come from Asia, where the Catholic Church is growing, he insisted ...