Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly directs flags to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025.

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

St Peter’s Basilica is open 24/7 to accommodate the crowds gathering to pay their respects to the late pontiff ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Thousands of faithful from around the world have arrived in Vatican City to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis. Due ...

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

The Vatican kept St Peter’s Basilica open all night so that the thousands of mourners who have flocked to the city are able ...

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...