VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined up around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican City into Rome for a chance to view the body of ...

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

next to attendees on St Peter's Square, as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica, following the Pope's death, in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Attendees sit at ...

The hours spent on line up the stately via della Conciliazione through St. Peter's Square and through the Holy Door into the basilica has allowed mourners to find community around the Argentine ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' death for Tuesday, April 22. For the latest news, view our story for Wednesday, April 23. The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an ...

Francis looped through the square in his open-topped popemobile ... the retired archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica. But after the Mass ended, Francis appeared on the loggia balcony over the ...

These are the principles that the Fabric of St Peter’s, the institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of ...

The tomb of Pope Francis opened for visitors at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Sunday ... funeral on Saturday and again filled St. Peter's Square for the special Mass on Sunday.