With hundreds of thousands of mourners and 130 official delegations expected, the security measures for the late pontiff's ...

VATICAN CITY — As pilgrims and world leaders alike prepare to say goodbye to Pope Francis at his funeral Saturday, Rome is ...

In the full stream that from Castel Sant'Angelo and beyond the Tiber pours into Via della Conciliazione, the faithful from ...

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

Pope Francis’ face was forever hidden from the world when his coffin was closed at 8 o’clock on Friday evening, April 25, ...

When the modest white pick-up appears on the horizon, bouncing on the cobblestones of the Imperial Forums, hands and shouts ...

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

Other cultural sites have also been steadily shutting down to visitors as the Vatican marks the death of Pope Francis ...

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A 10-minute walk from St. Peter’s Square is the colossal Castel Sant’Angelo, originally built as the mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian, and then used as a papal fortress. It was here that Pope ...