Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world. But within its boundaries can be found a staggering collection of ...

ABC News’ Michael Strahan talks about the religious and historical significance of the city following the death of the ...

Hundreds of visitors gathered in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on Monday, April 21 to mourn the death of Pope Francis.

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

The Vatican kept St Peter’s Basilica open all night so that the thousands of mourners who have flocked to the city are able ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

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

The public mourning period presents a major security challenge: how to accommodate all the people who want to see the pope - ...