The basilica had remained open continuously from Wednesday morning ... those waiting had reached the security checks under ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his open casket, with some even posting smiling photos online.

The European Court of Human Rights announced Thursday it has determined that French law and practice failed to protect three ...

Mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last ...

Professor Anna Rowlands discusses the mourners who have gathered on St. Peter’s Basilica to honor the late pontiff.

About 25,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Square since Wednesday morning to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Italian Police told ABC News. Officials said they expect the number to increase, with a ...

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's funeral proceedings. After Pope Francis' death was announced on Easter ...

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

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.