By Renee Scheidt Early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and a few other women arrived at the tomb where Jesus was buried. Only three days earlier, they had watched in anguish as their Master died. Now, ...

For scientists, they are still debating whether or not he even died on a cross at all. This is what’s known as the Swoon ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Before mourners in their thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to grieve, before leaders from around the world arrive to pay ...

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people ...

Over the five centuries since it was formed, the guard has dwindled to what is sometimes called the world’s smallest army, but it is ... I stood in the rain with two Roman priests.

In a break from longstanding practice, the traditional Roman Canon, normally said on ... recruited crack Swiss soldiers to guard him. Near the end of the Mass, prayers will be offered in Greek ...

Some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass and tens of thousands more lined the motorcade route, clapping and cheering ...

A higher-than-expected turnout prompted the Vatican to extend the basilica's opening hours overnight.A changing of the guards at the sides ... We will see each other again'Roman neighbors and ...