The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis' open coffin was moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday, and thousands of people have lined up to pay ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican said on Monday. The 88-year-old pontiff battled several health issues all his life, which the doctors say could ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data on the site’s original use and appearance.