Among the seven Italian mayors present at the solemn funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square, two represented the province of Frosinone. Alongside the mayor of Cassino, Enzo Salera, the young mayor ...

With hundreds of thousands of mourners and 130 official delegations expected, the security measures for the late pontiff's ...

The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said.

An 81-year-old French nun who was friends with Pope Francis broke Vatican protocol when she approached the pontiff’s casket ...

Duquet, also a French nun, was a victim of Argentina's dictatorship. She was thrown to her death into the sea in one of the ...

Pope Francis was not simply an inspired world leader, nor was he a leader who was subject to a particular ideology which he ...

About 61,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica as of Thursday afternoon to pay their respects to Pope Francis, the Vatican press office said. People will be able to pay homage to Francis ...

Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's funeral proceedings. After Pope Francis' death was announced on Easter ...

Francis died Monday morning at the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived at the Vatican. His death came almost a month after ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...