Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s ...

The world is in mourning as Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, with his funeral set for April 26 in St. Peter's ...

The Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open for hours after its scheduled closing time, allowing thousands of mourners to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis. CBS News contributor Delia ...

Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.