The Vatican has opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

Thousands of Catholics wait in line to say their final goodbyes and pay their respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 23 ...

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter's Square on Easter, a day before he died, ...

Global tributes are being paid after Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse at the Vatican.

Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, after his casket ...

Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after ...

Silence and prayer. The news of Pope Francis's death, arriving suddenly after Easter of Resurrection, brought deep sadness ...

Pope Francis presided over the Catholic Church for more than a decade. The pontiff had suffered a number of health issues in recent years, and was growing increasingly frail before his passing.

Women gather each Tuesday to make rosaries that are later shared throughout the Diocese of Orange and even with parishes ...