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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Credit: Vatican Media The photos also show scenes from the “rite of the ascertainment of death and deposition in the coffin,” the first stage in the papal funeral rites, which was presided ...