His casket was placed in front of the basilica’s main altar, on a slight ramp, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention.

The altar stands atop the tomb of St. Peter, the first pope and one of the original 12 apostles. Tens of thousands are expected to pay their final respects to the pope who died on April 21 of a ...

The Trump administration released a list of names of just some of the foreign national criminals and alleged gangbangers it ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday in St Peter’s Square. Until then, his body, kept in an open coffin, will ...