The Vatican's photos show Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other top Catholic officials praying over the body of Pope Francis. The Vatican also released a video of the sacred ...

Antonio Masiello—Getty Images People listen to the speech of newly-elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Francisco Seco—AP Photo Priests embrace each other as they ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday. The photographs show Francis dressed in his vestments ...

was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal Basilica in Vatican City. The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's ... On Saturday, Pope Francis' funeral Mass took place in front of St. Peter's Basilica. Vatican authorities said more than 250,000 people watched ...

The Vatican has released several photographs ... We've taken a look at who was in the chapel and some of the symbolism on show in the images. The most notable figure in the room is Irish-American ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...

April 26, 2025 • Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning ...