As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the new pope is from the United States.

Hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to pay homage to Pope Francis on the second of nine days the Vatican has set aside to mourn the beloved pontiff, who ...

The Pope’s Christmas tree, a 29-meter (95 feet), 5.5 ton red fir, was lifted by crane and placed in the center of St. Peter’s square on Friday morning. (AP Video/ Paolo Lucariello) ...

‘He Was Like Family’: Faithful Descend on St. Peter’s Square for Pope’s Funeral Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended.

Tens of thousands of people packed St. Peter’s Square when Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday prayer in 2013 before becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign.

Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and had taken the name Leo XIV.

Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square Pope Francis has presided over his first ceremony in St. Peter's Square following a three-day hospitalization for bronchitis.

Thousands of mourners packed into St. Peter's Square Saturday morning for the funeral of Pope Francis.

The body of Pope Francis has been transferred into the Basilica at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The late pontiff will lie in state in a simple wooden ...

Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. "Brothers and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and had taken the name Leo ...