Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to get an applause from the crowd as he entered St. Peter’s Square, NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports. President Donald Trump and his French counterpart…

By Lisa Zengarini Over two hundred thousand of people from all walks of life poured into St. Peter’s Square and the adjacent areas on Saturday morning to bid their final…

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. ByKevin Shalvey and Jon Haworth Last Updated: April 26, 2025, 5:36 AM EDT Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic…

Updated on: April 26, 2025 / 2:00 AM EDT / CBS News When Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, is laid to rest Saturday, the funeral service and…

I never had the chance to say hello. But I stood in line to say goodbye. After Pope Francis died, my editors asked me to fly to Italy in advance…

ROME (CNS) — “The Virgin Mary told me, ‘Prepare the tomb.’” That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the…

By Vatican News The coffin of the late Pope Francis was sealed in a ritual in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday evening, after around 250,000 pilgrims had paid their respects…

Pope Francis often broke from tradition, but the music at his funeral is not. Also known as plainsong or plainchant, this has been the official musical language of the church…

By Anne Preckel On the eve of Pope Francis’ funeral Mass, his coffin has been solemnly sealed. The Pope had been lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica since Wednesday….