Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

The last pope buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII in 1903. Francis’s will stipulated a simple burial "in the earth, ...

In this three-hour Ancient Rome tour, we will look closely at this period and how, under the influence of the first emperors, Rome rapidly developed into one of the greatest capitals of the ancient ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a location that reflects his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with ...