The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

The Vatican said Friday some 150,000 mourners have filed past the body of Pope Francis, who is lying in state in St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pope's last moments in Italian newspaper interviews. Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the pope ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying ...

The man, Shawn Hopkins, 57, a sheriff’s deputy in Pontiac, was on a short vacation with his mother and his sister, Katrina, ...

Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just ...