Pope Francis's decision to be buried outside the Vatican has heightened the security operation around his funeral, which is drawing in leaders from around the world.

As pilgrims and world leaders alike prepared to say goodbye to Pope Francis at his funeral Saturday, Rome raced to get ready.

Rome — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, ...

The delicate diplomacy of the seating plan for the Pope’s funeral - The seating plan has been described as a ‘master plan’ in ...

Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will among those attending Saturday's funeral for Pope Francis in ...

President Trump and first lady Melania will likely have a third-row seat to Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, far away from Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky.

Before leaving for Italy to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the US president said that he would "meet with a lot of the foreign leaders" ...

The late pope's funeral will be the biggest gathering of world leaders since Trump's inauguration. But tensions among them ...

En route to Joint Base Andrews to fly aboard Air Force One to Italy for Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral, First Lady ...

AP’s Italy team and others from the around the globe showed the power of preparation to cover the breaking news and immediate ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

The man, Shawn Hopkins, 57, a sheriff’s deputy in Pontiac, was on a short vacation with his mother and his sister, Katrina, ...