From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...

The funeral for Pope Francis is scheduled to take place on Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square, capping off a week of ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Vatican officials later announced he suffered a stroke that put him in a coma and led to heart failure. In his final will, the Argentine-born pope said he ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on ...

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

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-than-expected turnout, ...

The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...