Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, prays in front of the body of Pope Francis laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican on April 21. [AP/YONHAP] Cardinals have ...

Death awaits at the end of every human life, and this profound event is also the entry point to the final judgment by Jesus that will determine the permanent destination of every human soul: heaven or ...

Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, center right, spreads incense around the body of Pope Francis on Wednesday inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, where he will lie in state for three ...