About 200,000 people attended a special Mass held by Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in St. Peter's Square. The pope's tomb opened at St. Mary Major Basilica.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter’s tomb remotely as part of the Vatican’s technological outreach with its far-flung flock during the upcoming Holy Year.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church’s first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

"The Jubilee calls us to become pilgrims of this hope in our entire life, despite the adversities of the current moment," said Pope Leo.

With millions watching from afar, hundreds of Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica in utter silence as 54 palliums were ...

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated a private Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica.