Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

St. Peter's Basilica reopened its doors, after a brief pause in the early hours of the day, to welcome thousands of ...

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

By Crispian Balmer and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on ...

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is ...

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

NBC News gained behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica as thousands of people waited in hours-long lines to pay ...