Trump and Zelenskiy meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace
Vatican City Reuters US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, met one-on-one in a marble-lined Vatican basilica on Saturday to try to revive faltering efforts to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. Zelenskiy said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace […]
In pictures – Pope Francis’ funeral
The Vatican AP A view of the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on Saturday, 26th April, 2025. PICTURE: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino. A nun smiles as she waits ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on Saturday, 26th April, 2025. PICTURE: AP […]
More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope Francis in final hours of lying-in-state
Vatican City Reuters More than 100,000 mourners filed into St Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open coffin in the final visiting hours ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Soon after 7pm the Vatican ended a TV broadcast of the visits that had been running nearly continuously, ahead […]
In pictures – Faithful join the line to pay their final respects to Pope Francis
Vatcan City AP So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night to accommodate the higher-than-expected turnout. People line up as they enter St Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at […]
The pontiff and art: Pope Francis leaves a largely unknown legacy of artistic inspiration
CLAIRE GIANGRAVE, of Religion News Service, reports on the artistic legacy Pope Francis leaves behind…
Crowds wait for hours to pay final respects to Pope Francis at St Peter’s
Vatican City Reuters Mourners stood in line for hours on Thursday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Huge queues snaked around St Peter’s Square and the surrounding roads, before being funnelled through the heart of the basilica […]
Thousands honour Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City Reuters Thousands of people poured into St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Crowds stretched down the main boulevard leading through Rome into the Vatican, pressing forward slowly in warm spring sunshine […]
Pope Francis’ body to lie in state before funeral on Saturday
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday in St Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around the world. Francis, 88, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, ending an often turbulent reign in which […]
In pictures: Christmas around the world
A gallery of images showing how Christmas was celebrated around the world…
Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee
Vatican City RNS On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the first Holy Door in St Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee year. This important anniversary, celebrated every 25 years, will mark an opportunity for the Catholic Church to celebrate the faith of its 1.3 billion believers around the globe. With a papal bull in March, […]