Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

Vice President JD Vance was expected to be among the dignitaries attending the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It marks the start ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis' wooden coffin was carried into St. Peter's Square on Saturday at the start of a funeral Mass attended by a ...

The Holy See press office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download at this link.

Antonio Masiello/Getty When Francis' body was initially carried into St. Peter’s, more than 20,000 people also erupted into "subdued but sustained applause," according to the Vatican.

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

People have gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who charmed believers with his humble style.

Faithful at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus ...

People line up to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)(Gregorio Borgia / AP) VATICAN CITY ...

The sun rises in Vatican City as Pope Francis lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica on April 24, 2025. REUTERS Pope Francis lies in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica.

VATICAN CITY -- So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than ...