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The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.
Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...
World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...
Recap our coverage from Pope Francis's funeral as world leaders gather in Rome. Francis died on Easter Monday after 13 years ...
Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...
Only cardinals under the age of 80 are allowed to vote in a papal election. There are currently 135 cardinals eligible to ...
Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...
Hundreds of thousands of mourners — monarchs and presidents, cardinals and sisters, Jubilee pilgrims and tourists — turned ...
Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the funeral mass of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the ...
Images of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, hunched forward in St Peter's Basilica, almost give the impression of a pair ...
Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, on April 26, 2025 (Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ...