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 ...

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.

Given this situation, on Feb. 26 Pope Francis created the “Commissio de donationibus pro Sancta Sede” (Commission for ...

According to the Rev. John Wauck, professor of church communication at the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome, Leo’s ...

VATICAN CITY — They came from far and wide, the U.S., the U.K. and South America among other places, all united in their desire to pay their last respects to Pope Francis. Outside St. Peter’s ...

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.

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-expected ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...