Pilgrims gathered to pray the Rosary on Wednesday night at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where Pope Francis has asked to be buried. Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint ...

Follow our live feed as the faithful pay their respects to the late pontiff of the Catholic Church at the heart of Vatican City. The body of Pope Francis has been moved to St Peter's Basilica so ...

In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers over the main altar, thousands of Catholic pilgrims streamed in to glimpse the body of ...

Francis' body was taken from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, his residence at the Vatican, to St Peter's Basilica on the morning of Wednesday, April 23 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

There will be three days of public viewing at St. Peter's Basilica to allow the public to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who died Monday after suffering a stroke. The basilica will be kept open ...

Vatican City (CNN) — In the splendour of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers over the main altar, thousands of Catholic pilgrims streamed in ...

Escorted by solemn cardinals and Swiss Guards, the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, pass through the crowd at the Vatican, Wednesday ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor ...

The square it stands on - lined with bus stops, cafes and shops - certainly seems a world away from the awe-inspiring St Peter's Square and its imposing basilica, under which Popes are usually ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of ...

The casket with the body of Pope Francis was brought into St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful will be able to say goodbye to the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The procession went through St.