Ahead of Pope Francis's funeral Saturday, Italy and the Vatican are implementing a massive security plan that includes fighter jets, sniper units, airport-style security checks and a large police ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

Nine people were killed when a Russian drone struck a passenger bus in north-eastern Ukraine, just hours after Moscow and ...

As Francis’s body was laid in state, Italian police set up checkpoints around the Vatican. “The entire St. Peter’s area, and not only that, will be subject to very strict controls,” warned ...

Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square — and around the world — to see who had been elected as Pope Francis’ successor.

The only people with black uniforms are the priests ... Image: Elisabetta Accardo, Rome Police control room spokeswoman I ask when Italy last had to deal with a security operation on this scale ...

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"We've been on alert since Monday," when the 88-year-old Francis died, said a member of the Swiss Guard, the army responsible for the pope's security, famed for their colourful striped uniforms ...

the vast square and surrounding streets were filled with what Italian police estimated were 200,000 mainly young people, many wearing scouting uniforms or colourful T-shirts. Sent as delegations ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...