The Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome opened its doors on Sunday to allow visitors to pay their respects at the tomb of ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis’s tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, where he was laid to rest ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

As the Church prepares for a conclave to elect a new pope, tens of thousands of young pilgrims who traveled to Rome for the ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Mourners were permitted to ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore following a massive, choreographed funeral that saw more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. The pope’s tomb is purposefully ...

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the ...

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

The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting ...