Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ceremony begins to transfer Pope Francis’ body from the Vatican to St. Peter’s Basilica for 3 days of public ...

Led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the event began with a solemn prayer before Vatican masons, known as sampietrini, carefully dismantled the wall sealing the Holy Door from within the basilica. The wall ...

After the funeral Mass on April 26, Pope Francis’ remains will be brought from the Vatican through Rome to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he will be buried in another private ceremony. Pope ...

St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City will host a Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of solemn ...