A stained-glass window from the former St. John the Baptist Church now resides ... at the moment of baptism and the Holy Spirit, the dove, over the top. That’s about 15 feet tall by about ...

Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and ...

A gull flies above people waiting in St. Peter’s Square to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday ...

During a service at St. Nicholas while reporting this story, I noted the absence of pews. Everyone was standing. “Yes,” said Tami Bogdanoff, a parishioner who helped make the stained-glass ...

St Peter’s Basilica was kept open almost all night on Wednesday, April 23, to accommodate huge crowds of mourners The church closed for just one hour Visitors can continue to pay their ...

The Vatican on Monday evening hosted a praying of the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis earlier in the day. Thousands of Catholics gathered together in prayer for ...

Given the size of the crowds, St. Peter's Basilica, which was initially scheduled to close at midnight, was kept open until 5:30 am, before it reopened at 7 am VATICAN CITY – St. Peter’s ...

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public on April 23 to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes (the underground crypt where many popes are buried), currently houses the remains of approximately 91 popes of Rome. This number, which is ...