Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

Pope Francis greeted the crowd at St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick on Sunday, marking his first appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ...

Pope Francis thrilled St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday as he greeted Catholic faithful who had gathered to see him during his pneumonia recovery. The 88-year-old pontiff delivered his ...

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, another reassuring sign of his recovery from a life-threatening ...

St Peter’s Basilica was kept open almost all night on Wednesday, April 23, to accommodate huge crowds of mourners The church closed for just one hour Visitors can continue to pay their ...

His death on April 21 came just one day after he greeted thousands in St. Peter's Square after Easter Mass in his open-air popemobile in what would be his final public appearance. Pope Francis had ...

Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) next to attendees on St Peter's Square, as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis after his death last month. The Mass comes before the private ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal ...