From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...

President Droupadi Murmu will travel to the Vatican City between April 26 and April 27 to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. The ...

Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

For two consecutive days, the Vatican Embassy has been receiving condolences on the passing of Pope Francis from the heads of Arab and ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

King Charles will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral due to royal protocol barring monarchs from papal ceremonies.

Vatican City and Italian State Police will be on the ground, water and in the air to prevent any security breaches at this Saturday's funeral for Pope Francis.

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

There’s still time to pay respects to Pope Francis in person. Here’s what last-minute travelers should know before and after ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...