In 545, the Bishop of Jerusalem, Juvenal, gifted another fragment to Pope Leo I. Over time, with these relics of Christ, the sacred power once centered in Jerusalem gradually shifted toward Rome.

A crowd of 250,000 gathered in a sun-drenched St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis, who was ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Thousands gathered in Rome to honor Pope Francis after his funeral, as the Vatican prepares for a conclave to elect the next ...

It is rare for a pope to be buried outside the Vatican, and Francis is the first to do so since Pope Leo XIII in 1903.

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Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

Around 400,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square and millions watched on TV for the funeral of the late Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...