St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes, houses the remains of approximately 90 of Rome’s popes. The rest are scattered throughout other places ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

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

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

It was simply surreal as a day before, on Easter Sunday, I watched the Pope bestow blessings on the congregation at St ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

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

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

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

Rosario Correale, from Salerno, Italy ... Caravalhal lives in Rome, but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica after his death on ...

President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday night with first lady Melania Trump to attend the funeral of Pope Francis at ...