After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and ...

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday ...

Pope Francis funeral updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after historic funeral in front of 250,000 Francis died on April 26 at 88 years old. wpvi Last updated: Saturday, April 26, 2025 5:00AM PDT ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

As the Vatican prepares to memorialize Pope Francis with a funeral Mass on Saturday, it is also planning a conclave to elect the next pope. Here are some of the key figures and themes emerging.

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter ...

Sister Genevieve Jeanningros prays in front of the body of late Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on April 23, 2025. Credit : Alessandro Di Meo/ Pool Photo via AP ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

Pope Francis surprised some 50,000 supporters with a ride in the popemobile, his first since his hospitalization, after the blessing on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica façade.