The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

With dozens of foreign delegations attending, some from hostile countries, the funeral’s seating arrangements presented a ...

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

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...