VATICAN CITY ( WGN) — Catholics in Italy are now able to pay their respects to Pope Francis, as a public viewing began Wednesday before his funeral this weekend.

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

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

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

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...

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

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

Long lines stretch across the Vatican as thousands of mourners await their turn to pay respects to Pope Francis, whose body ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

A juvenile minke whale stranded multiple times in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized due to its deteriorating health. The whale, rarely seen in the area, exhibited signs of severe sunburn ...

SAN FRANCISCO − The fourth series of the season was the charm for the Cincinnati Reds. In a pitching duel between the clubs for the second consecutive night, the Reds prevailed again over the ...