Thousands of people lined the streets of Rome to see something that hasn't been done in over a hundred years: a Papal funeral procession. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports.

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

VATICAN CITY >> Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis today at a solemn funeral ceremony, ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

Cardinals will meet next month to pick Francis' successor, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...

VATICAN CITY — As pilgrims and world leaders alike prepare to say goodbye to Pope Francis at his funeral Saturday, Rome is ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...