Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held this Saturday. But despite the global focus on events in Rome, few realise ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

There’s still time to pay respects to Pope Francis in person. Here’s what last-minute travelers should know before and after ...

The vice president broke a crucial rule while touring the historical Italian city and its magnificent Sistine Chapel ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions.

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

The death of a pope and the election of a new pontiff are steeped in age-old customs. Take note of these important events—and ...

Rome was already set to welcome more visitors than usual in 2025, given it’s the city’s quarter-century Jubilee Year, but ...

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...