The Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open for hours after its scheduled closing time, allowing thousands of mourners to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis. CBS News contributor Delia ...

“Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary. You have ...

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes (the underground crypt where many popes are buried), currently houses the remains of approximately 91 popes of Rome.

Watch live video from St. Peter's Basilica above. Advertisement ... “I am very devoted to the pope,'' said Ivenes Bianco, who was in Rome from Brindisi, Italy, for an operation.

People wait in line under the rain to enter St. Peter's Basilica to view Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, April 24, 2025. ... who was in Rome from Brindisi, Italy, ...

April 24 (UPI) --Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined up around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican City into Rome for a chance to ...

While many popes are buried under St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St ...

When she died at the age of 33, the pope had her interred in St. Peter’s Basilica in 1735 with full royal honors, including a procession from the Basilica of the Holy Twelve Apostles to the Vatican.

People wait for dinner at the Sant'Edigio shelter, a Catholic association dedicated to social outreach, across the street from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, April 24, 2025.

Like St. Peter’s, the basilica has a Holy Door for pilgrims to walk through. Francis had disclosed his desire to be buried in the basilica in a 2023 interview with a Mexican TV program. On ...

When she died at the age of 33, the pope had her interred in St. Peter’s Basilica in 1735 with full royal honors, including a procession from the Basilica of the Holy Twelve Apostles to the Vatican.