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

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

Photographer Federica Valabrega walked the streets of Rome and Vatican City, taking the pulse of people’s reactions to the ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

As people the world over mourn the passing of Pope Francis and visit the Holy See to pay homage, here’s what to know about ...

News is in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of Catholics have gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis, known as "The ...

An atmosphere of solemnity hung over St Peter's Square, as thousands of people waited patiently for the procession of the ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

"Tens of thousands of people attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II, so we expect demand and thus prices for travel and ...

Tens of thousands of people planned to be at the Vatican this week for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial ...

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...