More than 250,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square and the neighboring streets to attend funeral Mass for Pope Francis ...

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...

The pontiff will be laid to rest after a Mass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The first Jesuit and first ...

Hundreds of thousands converged on Vatican City to pay tribute to the late pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Monday.

Tens of thousands of people have lined the four-mile route between St. Peter's Basilica and Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where Pope Francis wi ...

Crowds of faithful lined the route to St. Mary Major as the late pontiff made his final journey to the basilica he visited ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

Though dramatic images of ancient Roman gladiators fighting great beasts like lions and tigers have appeared in books and ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.

Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter’s Square drew hundreds of thousands of mourners and a roster of global leaders. After the ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...