More than half a million people have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, two weeks after its Christmas Eve opening. Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the ...

Heads of state are expected for Francis' funeral Saturday in St. Peter's Square, but the three days of public viewing are largely for ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who died ...

How Pope Francis changed the rules for papal burial 02:20. Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that ...

Vatican opens visitor center for St. Peter’s Basilica Nov 5, 2024 The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the Vatican ...