It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis this ...

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

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.

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

The couple, who married in June of 2024, had their marriage blessed by Pope Francis just before he entered the hospital ...

It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

AP’s Italy team and others from the around the globe showed the power of preparation to cover the breaking news and immediate ...

Pope Francis' coffin was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, April 26, ahead of his funeral at St. Peter's ...