Victims and advocates received the news with cautious favor, but the development highlights how far the Vatican and the ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Pope Leo XIV appears on ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter ... April 23 into the adjacent St. Peter's Basilica in a ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church ... morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal Basilica in Vatican City.

Cardinals were preparing to meet in the Vatican at ... body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica before his burial so that mourners can pay their respect. The first pictures of Pope Francis ...

planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic Church. The Vatican's photos show Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other top ...

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 ...

Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 29, 2015. Vandeville Eric/AP Photos March 25 ... and service within the Church. The white garments ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 ... as the pontiff's body lay in state inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City in the days before his burial in ...