The National Museum of Funeral History houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts and memorabilia, offering a surprisingly upbeat look at how we’ve commemorated our dearly ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms , the ...

Pope Leo XIV begins his installation Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Pope Leo XIV is installed during Mass in St. Peter's Square on May ...

Local Augustinians travel to Vatican City for Pope Leo XIV's installation Mass. Watch Pope Leo's installation Mass at 3 a.m. Sunday on ABC7 Chicago, or wherever you stream.

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave.

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the ...

The late Pope’s wishes extended beyond his burial location. He also opted against embalming, embracing mortality; chose a simple casket, symbolising solidarity with the poor; and requested a ...

Pope Francis will break tradition by being buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, a beloved basilica outside the Vatican, after a funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a final send-off for a pontiff celebrated as a champion of the poor.