Like many inner-city Catholic parishes that date back a century or more, attendance had been dwindling over the past few ...

The Jubilee of Teenagers, scheduled for April 25-27, took place with some modifications despite the death of Francis.

Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came ...

Mourners stood in line for hours on Thursday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St.

St. Peter's Square hosts Jubilee of Teenagers Mass amid papal transition ...

Given the size of the crowds, St ... in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral ceremony, with millions more watching on television across the globe. “A chapter in the Church’s history has ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public ... with clouds of incense preceding him as the church choir began chanting the Litany of Saints hymn.

before the procession passed through St Peter's giant bronze doors and into the hushed interior of the ornate, cavernous church. Pope Francis, who had only recently left the hospital after five ...

the Church’s liturgical book for the funeral rites of popes. A view of St. Peter's Square filled with mourners gathered for prayers following the translatio of Pope Francis' body on April 23 ...

April 24 (UPI) --Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an ... the acting head of the church and man in charge of funeral arrangements, will lead the closing of the ...