Burial on Thursday morning to be first in modern history where sitting pope leads procession for predecessor

Catholic leader who spectacularly stepped down in 2013, dies at Vatican; former member of Hitler Youth decried horrors of Holocaust but pushed for beatification of Pope Pius XII

Former VP determined not to cede religious to Republicans; 6 in 10 white Catholics backed Trump in 2016, while nearly 7 in 10 Hispanic Catholics voted for Clinton

Expert says iconic cathedral would have burned to the ground in a 'chain-reaction collapse' had firefighters not moved rapidly