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 ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope and a Chicago native, was photographed wearing a Chicago White Sox hat in St.

Pope Leo XIV brought his White Sox fandom to the Vatican on Wednesday. While holding a general audience in St. Peter’s Square ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nuns react to white smoke from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. Credit - Marko Djurica—Reuters Robert Francis Prevost ...

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 ...