The first minister will be at the ceremony on Friday along with heads of state and governments from around the world.

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...

The world is in mourning as Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, with his funeral set for April 26 in St. Peter's ...

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

St. Peter's Basilica reopened its doors, after a brief pause in the early hours of the day, to welcome thousands of ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

The body of Pope Francis is now lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff’s mortal remains, lying in an open wooden ...

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died two days ago in his rooms at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a stroke, was brought to St. Peter's in a solemn procession earlier on Wedn ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...