Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died. Phaedra Trethan, Jeanine Santucci and Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY. Updated April 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM. Copied; ...

The bell tolls at St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican on April 21, 2025. AFP via Getty Images. Farrell will also oversee certifying Francis’ death, sealing ...

Tears, prayers in St. Peter's Square as Augustinian from Chicago is installed as Pope Leo XIV ... Chicago-born pontiff, the 266th successor to the throne of St. Peter, looked down at his hand.

Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing.

VATICAN CITY — Two weeks after ascending the throne of Saint Peter, the first pope from the United States is being floated by world leaders for another pivotal role: peacemaker between Ukraine ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2024 / 18:15 pm. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Holy Father had the opportunity to view the historic relic of St. Peter’s chair in the Ottoboni sacristy of St. Peter ...

People take pictures of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as his body lays in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, on January 2, 2023. It wasn’t easy.

Inside St. Peter’s Basilica, a bronze statue of St. Peter holds the keys in his left hand, and outside in the square, a giant statue of St. Peter grips them in his right.

Pope Francis, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died after an extended respiratory illness on April 21, the ...