Blasphemy is coming to St. Peter’s Square as Trump tries to hijack Pope Francis’s funeral to feed his ego. John Casey. Wed, April 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC. 6 min read.

Before he stepped out of the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013 as Pope Francis in tribute to the saint of Assisi, the late pontiff was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Pope Francis blessed thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday with a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, as he continues to recover from a near-fatal bout of double ...

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of pope's ...

From 11 am on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica, where the pontiff's body will be on display until Friday ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily at the Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Vatican on June 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Pope Leo XIV warned against the risk of ...

Members of the Swiss Guard stand next to the coffin containing Pope Francis' body, on the day of the translation of his body, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 23, 2025.

Named after St. Peter, who was a fisherman and, according to the Catholic tradition, the first pope, it was worn by Pope Francis to ceremonial events throughout his 12-year reign.

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled water towards those assembled as a remembrance of baptism and heard ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the pontiff lies in state there for three days.

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 12:55 pm. Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23.