Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, laying flowers and offering prayers a day ...

Salvatore Cernuzio Before heading to Castel Gandolfo for his customary weekly day of rest, Pope Leo XIV stopped at around ...

The plans have come together at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral. The public viewing of the pope will be held in St. Peter’s Basilica after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican. His ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a location that reflected his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with tradition, the pontiff, death at the age of 88 was announced on Easter Monday, chose a ...

Francis selected his burial site at St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna he deeply revered, as it symbolizes his "humble, simple, and essential" life, according to the archbishop ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

A man takes images of the tomb of Pope Francis as faithful are allowed inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Sunday. The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting ...

A visitor who arrives at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, a privileged pilgrimage site during this year’s Jubilee of Hope, might not at first appreciate the church’s elegant Baroque ...

"The love of Christ crucified and risen has transfigured death: from enemy, He has made it sister, He has tamed it," he said.

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary ...

Video. Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, laying flowers and offering prayers ...