The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service - More than 130,000 people have filed past the ...

At least 400,000 people lined the streets of Rome surrounding the Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral, Italy’s interior ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will be attended by world and religious leaders, while some heads of state have decided not to attend.

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that "Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while it ...

The FBI has arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away ...

After Saturday's funeral service in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis will find his final rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...