From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St Peter’s Square, Rome is preparing to throw a thoroughly modern security shield around the ancient rituals of a ...

Pope Francis will soon be laid to rest, with his funeral taking place at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Here’s ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his ...

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 ...

Crowds of mourners from around the world continue to gather at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to pay their respects to ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis' funeral is Saturday morning in Italy. For mourners watching from home, here's what to expect and what time they will have to wake up.

Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St.