NBC News gained behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica as thousands of people waited in hours-long lines to pay ...

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...

Some of the pilgrims and onlookers in Rome paying homage to Bergoglio's coffin are from Asia, from Mumbai and Seoul to Hanoi ...

Pope Francis' body has been on display since Wednesday, April 23, in the center of St. Peter's Basilica. Both the faithful ...

Tens of thousands of mourners paid last respects to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica Wednesday, on the first of three days ...

Thousands of Catholic faithful, including cardinals and nuns, have already taken the chance to view the Pope's casket, ...

The sounds of bells and prayerful chants echoed throughout Vatican City as Francis’ body was carried in a simple wooden ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

The patron saint of the late pontiff, St. George, is credited with protecting the papacy and is also known as an intercessor ...