Speakers blasted “Born in the U.S.A. and ”American Pie" as six cardinal electors from the United States celebrated the first ...

Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery ...

The ancient Roman burial ground had been untouched for some 1,600 years and lies at depths of as much as 35 feet beneath a network of underground passageways called the Vatican Grottoes.

SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates to "The Senate and Roman People" or "The Senate and People of ...

Cardinals visit the tomb of late Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Andrew Medichini/Pool via Reuters ROME – Tens of thousands of people streamed past the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

They shouted “viva il papa” (long live the pope) and “ciao, Francesco” (goodbye, Francis) as the procession made its way around Rome’s ancient monuments, including the Colosseum. The last time Trump ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass ... room near the rear of the square surrounding the ancient obelisk, behind VIP seating. The area to the left of ...

It continued past the ancient Roman Forum ... had made plans to be in Rome for the canonization came anyway to attend the funeral. Announcers asked all flags and banners be lowered as the funeral ...

Some 250,000 attended Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday, including world leaders and ordinary people. DW's religion correspondent Christoph Strack was there.